Postgraduate Prospectus 2014 by University of St Andrews

Postgraduate Prospectus Taught Programmes 2014 Entry

Reasons to choose St Andrews • 600 years of academic excellence • A close-knit university-town • Almost 8,000 students • The total population of St Andrews is 20,000 • A thriving postgraduate community • A cosmopolitan community of over 120 nationalities

• A top 10 UK university • Mediaeval town centre • A top 50 Arts & Humanities university • Stunning coastal location • Within top 5 in UK five years’ running for National Student Satisfaction Survey • A top 100 world university (QS Rankings) • In the top 1% of institutions in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings)

• One and two year Masters courses offering flexibility & choice • Research intensive • Investment in infrastructure e.g. refurbished library and new Biomedical Sciences Research Complex • Committed to sustainability in every aspect

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140+ student clubs & societies 50+ sports clubs Historical student traditions Music and drama opportunities Lifelong student community A variety of postgraduate accommodation Excellent student support An active and highly supportive Careers Centre

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Academic School Information

Information and Visiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Facts and Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Admission Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Postgraduate Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Programme Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2014-2015 Programmes & Fee Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Financing Your Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 English Language Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 M-Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Green Piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Library Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 IT Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Advice when you need it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Careers Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Divinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Economics & Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Film Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 International Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Mathematics & Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Modern Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Physics & Astronomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Psychology & Neuroscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Social Anthropology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 .

Contents Welcome Principal’s

Welcome

Welcome to St Andrews Welcome to the Postgraduate Prospectus of the University of St Andrews. We are delighted that you are considering joining the growing ranks of our vibrant postgraduate population. Over the following pages we have endeavoured to include the kind of detailed information that will help you to make an informed choice from among the wide range of options open to you. More than 1,000 postgraduates study in one of our four Faculties of Arts, Divinity, Medicine and Science, and my colleagues and I very much hope that you will decide to join their number. We believe St Andrews to be a remarkable and exciting institution which combines the cosmopolitanism of an international university with a strong sense of community derived from its location in a small and ancient town. The scale of the University allows us to compete successfully for private and public funding for our path-breaking research while being small enough to provide individual attention to everyone who chooses to study here. We believe we combine the best of the global and the local. We hope you agree.

Professor Louise Richardson FRSE Principal and Vice-Chancellor

St Andrews welcomes Masters students from all over the world, and we recognise that you are a very special group of people. You have to pack a lot of new learning into a very short time - just one year for most of our programmes - at the same time as you are busy settling in, making friends and thinking about what to do after you have earned your degree. It is a time for important transitions and new orientations, so the experience can be intense. We do our very best to support students in all their Masters (or Taught Postgraduate) activities, from your special Induction event in September through to graduation. Whatever your reasons for wanting to undertake Masters study, I hope you will find a programme that suits you in St Andrews, and I look forward to welcoming you into our lively community.

Professor Lorna Milne Vice-Principal (Proctor)

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Welcome

Information and Visiting

Information and Visiting The staff in the Admissions team are available to provide you with information on all aspects of postgraduate study at St Andrews. Our personal and friendly approach reflects the ethos of the University as a whole, and the community spirit that exists here. All prospective students are welcome to contact us by email or phone, or to ask questions via Facebook. You might also want to be added to our mailing list so that you can receive news updates, information on Visiting Days and details about scholarships and new courses.

Postgraduate Visiting Days There are two Visiting Days each year specific to postgraduate study and they will be held on 13 November 2013 and 12 March 2014. A Visiting Day offers you the opportunity to meet academic staff and see the many facilities throughout the University. It is easy to make arrangements to visit the University and town to get a flavour of what life here is like. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/visiting

Individual visits to St Andrews We offer individually tailored visits to the University that can be scheduled Monday-Friday. You will meet with a member of our Admissions team on a one-to-one basis and also go on a tour with a current student. If possible, we will arrange for you to meet a member of staff from the academic area in which you are interested.

Stay in touch Web chats Sessions range from general information to subject and research specific discussions. We regularly host live online events to answer your questions. To receive information about future web chats, send an email to: pgrecruitment@st-andrews.ac.uk Facebook This is a place for friendly, informal discussion between prospective students and applicants, and our staff. We use this group to answer questions, to keep students informed about upcoming events, and to relay published reports where the University of St Andrews appears in the news. www.facebook.com/groups/stapgrecruitment

Meet us in your country Our Admissions team visits various countries around the world each year, and would welcome the opportunity to meet you. Check out our contact details and travel schedule at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/yourcountry St Andrews has a global network of official representatives who can assist with your application. Our agents are there to advise on the application process, give information and advice about specific courses and answer questions about our town and country. They can also offer advice about student visa requirements. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/yourcountry/ overseasrepresentatives

Questions? If you have any questions before you apply, email: pgrecruitment@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Facts and Figures

5 Facts and Figures

768 PGT

People Student FTE (as of October2012) Undergraduates: PGR Total: PGT Total: Postgraduates Total:

6,071 743 768 1,511

Students from the UK: Students from the EU: Students from Overseas: Students in University maintained accommodation:

52% 15% 33%

743 PGR

Student Numbers

50%

Town population (incl. students): c.20,000 Staff FTE (as of 31 July 2012) Academic: Other:

975 1,100

6,071 Undergraduates

Key Facts University established 1413 Third University established in the British Isles 33% Overseas

Student Experience Quality

Student Nationalities

52% UK 15% EU

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St Andrews has been judged to be one the UK’s top multi-faculty universities in the National Student Surveys 2006-2012. It continues to perform strongly in national and international HE league tables.

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Guardian University Guide 2014: 1st in Scotland / 4th in UK

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Times Good University Guide 2013: 1st in Scotland / 6th in UK

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Complete University Guide 2014: 1st in Scotland / 6th in UK

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Sunday Times University Guide 2012: 1st in Scotland / 6th in UK

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QS World Rankings 2012 – 93rd Also ranked amongst the Top 200 institutions in 13 of the 30 subjects featured. We are ranked in the top 100 for: • Philosophy (12) • History (36) • Chemistry (51-100) • Geography (51-100) • International Relations (51-100) • English Language & Literature (51-100) • Modern Languages (51-100)

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Times Higher Education World Rankings 2013: 108th in the world and 34th for Arts and Humanities

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Admission Process

Admission Process Admissions Policy The University handles applications within the framework of its Admissions and Equal Opportunities Policy which can be viewed at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/ postgraduateadmissionspolicy

Entrance requirements The normal minimum entrance requirement for all taught postgraduate courses is ONE of the following: • A minimum 2.1 degree classification from a recognised UK university or equivalent from the EU, USA or other overseas university. Country-specific information can be found at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/admissionsmap • A medical qualification that is recognised by the UK General Medical Council. • Other relevant qualifications and work experience. The qualifications listed are our minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum standard. Some courses require students to have studied a specific subject and these are detailed under entry requirements in the subject specific pages 30-115.

Degree entry: English Language requirements for postgraduate study • • • •

IELTS TOEFL iBT Cambridge CPE Cambridge CAE

7.0 100 B A

Our postgraduate programmes generally require a minimum score of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent. Some Schools may specify test scores in individual language skills. You should submit a copy of the relevant certificate with your application, if you have already taken a language test, or supply the Test Report Form number. Test scores must be notified to Postgraduate Admissions before you arrive in St Andrews. You may also be offered a place on one of the University’s pre-sessional programmes as a condition of entry (see English Language Teaching page 16).

The application process Taught Programmes (MLitt, MSc, and MRes) All applications for one-year Masters courses can be made online. You should submit all copies of your supporting documents with the application. It usually takes four to six weeks for you to receive a decision on your application.

Required documents An application to St Andrews is not considered complete until the following documentation has been received by us either in electronic or paper form: • A copy of your CV / résumé. • Evidence of your qualification(s) (e.g. your degree certificate and transcript.) • Two academic references. For taught applicants, emails are sent from St Andrews directly to your referees when you submit your application form. • Written work – applicants to Art History, Classics, English, Film Studies, International Relations, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Social Anthropology should submit a sample piece of written work (no more than 2,000 words). • Evidence of English Language proficiency (required if English is not your first language). Please note that Philosophy, Film Studies, Chemistry and Biology require the completion of the full online application form AND a short separate form as part of their application process. These additional forms must be submitted along with your other information, and can be downloaded from: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/apply/forms

When to apply Our online applications open on 1 October 2013 for entry in September 2014. We encourage you to apply early. Several academic Schools have specific deadlines and these are detailed in the subject specific pages 30-115. Courses without a stated deadline will close when places are full. You can apply to a postgraduate study whilst still completing your first degree. Any offer made would then be conditional based on attaining the required final result or classification of your undergraduate degree.

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Admission Process

A decision on your application Decisions on applications submitted to us are made by academic staff and returned to the Registry Postgraduate Office, who then communicate the decision to you by email. The decision will be one of the following: • An Unconditional offer, which means that you have already satisfied all the academic conditions required for entry and we are offering you a place. • A Conditional offer, which means that you have not yet satisfied the academic conditions required for entry. The condition(s) of your admission will be given in the offer letter and may include such things as the result of your undergraduate degree, or evidence of English language ability. • We are unable to offer you a place. Please remember that the offer of a place does not carry with it the guarantee of financial support for that course. See page 14.

Deferral

How to contact us Our preferred method of communication is email using one of the following addresses, as appropriate: If you have not already applied for a place at St Andrews: E: pgrecruitment@st-andrews.ac.uk If you have any questions about your application: E: pgt.application@st-andrews.ac.uk Please only send one email to the account relevant to your enquiry so that we can respond as soon as possible. Application forms and guidance notes are available here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/apply Postal address: Registry Postgraduate Team, Old Burgh School, Abbey Walk, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9LB

It is not usually possible to defer an offer for a taught postgraduate programme.

Acceptance of your offer If you wish to accept an offer to study at St Andrews you should follow the instructions detailed in your offer email. There is normally a time limit by which to reply to us. As part of your acceptance, you may be required to make a pre-payment using our Online Shop and this payment will guarantee your place on the course for the following academic year. The pre-payment amount will be deducted from the cost of your tuition fees. Details regarding pre-payments can be found here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/apply/offer

Visiting Scholars Applications are also invited from postgraduate students who seek entry for either a semester or year abroad in St Andrews, working on coursework, research or both. We run a Visiting Scholar programme and you should contact the appropriate academic School in the first instance to discuss these opportunities. The final decision about whether to accept a Visiting Scholar or not rests with the Head of the School or Department that a student wishes to join.

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Viewpoint

Viewpoint “Studying here is all about pushing the limits, whether it is the research assignments, group projects or your dissertation over the summer, there are many ways to explore new topic areas and research questions in ways that no-one did before. It comes naturally because the study environment is so diverse and everyone is really supportive, even though the workload may be very high at times. Embrace the unknown and make the most of your studies at St Andrews!”

Olivia (Düsseldorf, Germany)

“My one tip for settling into life at St Andrews would have to be ‘get involved’. For such a small town, St Andrews has an incredibly diverse range of clubs and societies for students of all levels. Whether you are a ‘flatball’ fanatic or like a pint of real ale, there will be a society for you! Do not fall into the trap of thinking that societies are just for undergraduates because that really isn’t the case, most clubs will have a good number of postgraduate members and these are an excellent way of making new friends.”

Joe (Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales)

“The location is beautiful – with the Edgecliffe library overlooking the sea, and the opportunity to go for long walks along the coast. Last, but not least, there is a very warm and friendly atmosphere. I have found some truly wonderful friends here!”

Caroline

“Orientation Week is the best time to get to know the University, the town and make friends. The Student’s Association and Postgraduate Society also organise many events throughout the year. The countless societies and sports clubs give lots of scope to get involved and represent the University at various levels. Celebrating a party or playing games on the beautiful East and West Sands is something to cherish.”

Rafnas (Kerala, India)

“The student societies at St Andrews are not just for the undergraduatesplenty of postgraduates take part in the various social clubs in St Andrews as well. One of my favorite societies is the Ethnic Interpretive Dance Society, which holds dance classes weekly including African and bollywood dance forms. Joining in with these activities takes you away from your department for a while and you meet a range of other scholars. Some of my best memories while at St Andrews are from performing with other students at student-run events.”

Elizabeth (South Lake Tahoe, California, USA)

“I am very lucky to have the opportunity of studying at the University of St Andrews. Studying here has made me more competent and confident than ever before. I have not only learnt from the amazing academic staff but I have also broadened my knowledge and skills by engaging in practical projects and seminars with fellow students. I will always remember the wonderful cultural and social experiences in St Andrews. By getting involved in many amazing societies and events at the University, I have made remarkable friends from different countries.”

Faridoon (Kandahar, Afghanistan)

(Odense, Denmark)

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Postgraduate Society Affiliated both to St Leonard’s College and to the Students’ Association, the Postgraduate Society is led by the Postgraduate President and a Committee of enthusiastic and accomplished representatives from the postgraduate community. The Society’s overarching goal is to promote and defend the welfare of postgraduates, working towards this aim through two main strands: representation and events. The Postgraduate Society therefore builds and maintains links with a variety of different bodies across the University in order to identify issues of current or potential interest to postgraduates, and to ensure that postgraduates have a voice in processes and matters which are of importance to them. Through the Postgraduate Society, postgraduates are also represented at the two main committees which oversee the day-to-day activities of the Students’ Association – the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Student Services Council (SSC). In addition, the Postgraduate President sits on a number of University committees.

Dani Berrow, Postgraduate President 2012-2013

All matriculated postgraduate students are automatically members of the Postgraduate Society, and as such, receive regular email updates with news of the many exciting events and activities that are planned each year. Organising an academic and social events calendar corresponding to the interests of the student body, as well as supporting other organisations and societies in developing programmes and events for postgraduates, is vital. The Postgraduate Society aims to provide events for everyone: some with a scholarly flavour, but also formal balls, wine receptions and other more informal social evenings, pub quizzes, day-trips, barbeques and sporting events.

Postgraduate Committee 2012-2013

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Postgraduate Society

Programme Structures

Programme Structures Taught Programmes MLitt The MLitt degree comprises 120 credits spread over two semesters and a 60-credit (15,000-word) dissertation. The MLitt degree is completed in one calendar year, with the dissertation being submitted by 31 August. The dissertation is a major element of the MLitt programme; it is expected that it will demonstrate your capacity for academic research. MSc These are taught programmes, extending over two semesters of teaching, followed by the writing of a dissertation, to be completed by the end of the academic year (for those who go on to the MSc level). The taught modules are delivered in lecture mode, augmented by tutorials, seminars, or computer lab work, as appropriate to the material. Students who complete the taught component, but not the dissertation, are eligible for a Postgraduate Diploma. The MSc is awarded on 120 credits of coursework plus a 60-credit dissertation. Progression to the MSc level is subject to performance in the coursework. The dissertation allows scope for further advanced work on the subject of the MSc. Each student is supervised on dissertation work, but a high level of independence is expected of students in completing this work.

MPhil The MPhil degree comprises 120 credits of coursework spread over two semesters and a thesis of 40,000 words. The thesis is prepared following the two semesters of coursework and during a second year of full-time study. An MPhil thesis should incorporate primary research, demonstrate a full understanding of the area of study, and make an original contribution to knowledge. Progression Candidates for the MLitt, MSc and MPhil degrees are required to achieve a minimum average grade of 13.5 (out of 20) in the taught elements of the programme in order to progress to writing the dissertation or thesis. In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MLitt or MPhil the dissertation or thesis must likewise achieve this standard. Candidates who achieve an average grade of less than 13.5 in the taught elements of the programme qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma. MRes The MRes is a research-oriented degree studied over one year, which is taken as research training for doctoral study. This programme has a significant taught element in the first two semesters and requires students to undertake a dissertation of 15,000 words.

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Programmes & Fees

2014-2015 Programmes & Fee Information UPDATED October 2013

• All details are correct at time of publication, for an up-to-date list, please refer to: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions • The fees shown are for one year of study. These are for 2013-2014 as 2014-2015 have not yet been set. Use them for guidance purposes only. For the most up-to-date fee information please visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/money/tuitionfees • Programmes available as Distance Learning are shown on a white field. For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

2013-2014 2013-2014 Home/EU Overseas MPhil MLitt Full Time Full Time 1-2 yrs 1 yr

MSc MRes 1 yr 1 yr

Ancient History and Classics Ancient History (also PG Diploma) £3,900 £14,000 * * Classical Studies (also PG Diploma) £3,900 £14,000 * * Greek (also PG Diploma) £3,900 £14,000 * * Greek and Latin (also PG Diploma) £3,900 £14,000 * * Latin (also PG Diploma) £3,900 £14,000 * * Art History £3,900 £14,000 * * History of Photography £3,900 £14,000 * * Museum and Gallery Studies (also available part time) also PG Diploma £3,900 £14,000 * * National Trust for Scotland Studies £3,900 £14,000 * Biological Sciences Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Systems £3,900 £16,750 Marine Mammal Science £7,100 £16,750 Sustainable Aquaculture (Invertebrates) or (Vertebrates) (Distance Learning) PG Certificate £5,585 £5,585 Sustainable Aquaculture (Distance Learning) PG Diploma = £11,170 plus £5,580 for MSc £16,750 £16,750 * Chemistry £3,900 £16,750 * Chemical Science £3,900 £16,750 * Computer Science £3,900 £16,750 Advanced Computer Science £3,900 £16,750 * Artificial Intelligence £3,900 £16,750 * Computing and Information Technology £3,900 £16,750 * Human Computer Interaction £3,900 £16,750 * Information Technology £3,900 £16,750 * Management and Information Technology £8,900 £17,500 * Networks and Distributed Systems £3,900 £16,750 * Software Engineering £3,900 £16,750 * Dependable Software Systems Erasmus Mundus £2,757 † £5,908 † * (2yrs) Divinity £5,900 £15,500 * Bible and the Contemporary World (full time, campus-based) £5,900 £15,500 * – also available part time and by Distance Learning (fees pro rata) * DL Bibllical Languages and Literature (ADDED October 2013) £5,900 £15,500 * Scripture and Theology £5,900 £15,500 * Systematic and Historical Theology £5,900 £15,500 * Theology, Imagination and the Arts £5,900 £15,500 * Economics & Finance (see also Management – opposite) Economics (ECN) £6,050 £13,700 * Finance (FIN) £7,900 £17,500 * Money, Banking and Finance (MBF) £7,900 £17,500 * English Creative Writing £3,900 £14,000 * Mediaeval English £3,900 £14,000 * * Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture £3,900 £14,000 * * Romantic / Victorian Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture £3,900 £14,000 * * Women, Writing and Gender £3,900 £14,000 * * Film Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Geography Human Geography £3,900 £16,750 Sustainable Development (also PG Certificate and PG Diploma) £3,900 £16,750 * Sustainable Energy – £15,075 * (2yrs) † 2012-2013 fee

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2013-2014 2013-2014 Home/EU Overseas MPhil MLitt Full Time Full Time 1-2 yrs 1 yr

MSc MRes 1 yr 1 yr

History Central and East European Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Early Modern History £3,900 £14,000 * * Environmental History £3,900 £14,000 * * Iranian Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Mediaeval History £3,900 £14,000 * * Mediaeval Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Middle Eastern History and Culture £3,900 £14,000 * * Modern History £3,900 £14,000 * * Reformation Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Scottish Historical Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * The Book. History and Techniques of Analysis £3,900 £14,000 * * Interdisciplinary Mediaeval Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * International Relations * International Political Theory £5,900 £15,500 * * International Security Studies £5,900 £15,500 * * Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies £5,900 £15,500 * * Peace and Conflict Studies £5,900 £15,500 * * Terrorism Studies (Residential – full time) also PG Diploma £5,900 £15,500 * Terrorism Studies (Distance Learning) £985 ^ £2,585 ^ * DL – dissertation module fee additional to taught module fees listed £1,960 ^^ £5,160 ^^ Management (see also Economics & Finance – opposite) Finance and Management £8,900 £17,500 * Human Resource Management £8,900 £17,500 * International Business £8,900 £17,500 * International Business and Strategy (joint with Moscow State University) £4,450 £8,750 * Management £8,900 £17,500 * Management Studies £3,900 £14,000 * Management and Information Technology £8,900 £17,500 * Marketing £8,900 £17,500 * Mathematics £3,900 £14,000 * Medicine £3,900 £16,750 * Health Psychology £3,900 £16,750 * Modern Languages Arabic Studies (subject to approval) £3,900 £14,000 * * Central and East European Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Comparative Literature £3,900 £14,000 * * Crossways in Cultural Narratives Mundus Masters (EU) £3,900 £14,000 * (2yrs) Cultural Identity Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * French Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * German Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Italian Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Language and Linguistics £3,900 £14,000 * * Mediaeval Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Russian Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Spanish and Latin American Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Philosophy (also Conversion Diploma ADDED October 2013 ) £3,900 £14,000 * * Physics & Astronomy Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices £3,900 £16,750 * European Master of Science in Photonics £3,900 £16,750 * (2yrs) Psychology £3,900 £16,750 * * Adults with Learning Disabilities (all programmes) £2,060 £2,060 * – also available by Distance Learning £515 ~ £2,060 ~~ * DL Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology: The Origins of Mind £3,900 £16,750 * Health Psychology £3,900 £16,750 * Conversion Course Psychology £3,900 £16,750 * Social Anthropology £3,900 £14,000 * * Anthropology, Art and Perception £3,900 £14,000 * * Social Anthropology and Amerindian Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Social Anthropology with African Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Social Anthropology with Pacific Studies £3,900 £14,000 * * Statistics £3,900 £14,000 * Applied Statistics and Datamining £3,900 £14,000 * Sustainable Development (also PG Certificate and PG Diploma) £3,900 £16,750 * * Sustainable Energy – £15,075 * (2yrs) ^

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13 Programmes & Fees

Financing Your Studies

Financing Your Studies Postgraduate study is an investment in your intellectual development and your career potential.

Scholarships The University of St Andrews has various scholarship opportunities for postgraduate students and provides a varied portfolio: Academic Schools and Units Examples of funding currently available: • Masters Scholarships for International Students in Computer Science • School of History MLitt Scholarships • Professional Preparation Masters Degree – MLitt Museum and Gallery Studies • Royal and Ancient Golf Club Scholarships

Asfari Foundation Scholarship Carnegie-Cameron Postgraduate (Taught) Bursary Chevening Scholarships Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme Music Scholarships Ransome Scholarships

Tuition fees

Pre-payment to secure your offer Your offer will indicate if you are required to make a prepayment to accept your offer and secure your place on the course. Your pre-payment will be deducted from the total cost of your tuition fees.

External Scholarships and Awards Examples include: • • • • • •

In an initiative designed to recognise the loyalty of our students, the University of St Andrews offers a 10% discount in postgraduate tuition fees to students who have graduated or are eligible to graduate within the last three academic years and who hold an unconditional offer of a place on a postgraduate degree programme at St Andrews. If you have any questions about the scheme, contact: fees@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Tuition fees vary depending on the course you are studying and where you are from. You can find further information on pages 12-13.

Funded or Co-funded by the University of St Andrews Examples include: • • • • • •

Recent Graduate Discount

Living and other costs

Bolashak Scholarships Clan Donald Scholarship of University Study in Scotland Crockett Scholarship for University Study in Scotland Fulbright Commission Japan-Scotland Society Scholarship Marshall Scholarships

Tuition fees cover the cost of tuition; all other costs associated with your studies, such as accommodation, travel and living expenses will need to be factored into your budget. For help with working out a living cost budget please see: www.studentcalculator.org

Accommodation bursaries For all up-to-date scholarship information, including deadline dates and award criteria please see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ admissions/pg/financialinformation/pgscholarships You can also get the latest University of St Andrews scholarship information on Twitter by following @StAPgFunding

You may be eligible to apply for financial support for your University postgraduate accommodation fees through a means tested bursary system. In session 2012-13 there were 15 awards available of £2000 for specific residences.

Trusts and Charities The Association of Charitable Foundations provides further information on charitable bodies that may have funding available: www.acf.org.uk You may also wish to consult the Grants Register/ Directory of Grant Making Trusts available from most libraries. Online versions of many of these directories are available, but often require a subscription, for example: www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk

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Anncathrin (Saarlouis, Germany)

Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan (PTFL)

Isle of Man and Channel Islands

Eligible postgraduate students who are normally resident in Scotland, or are non-British EU students, can apply to SAAS for a tuition fee loan to help with the cost of their fees. To be eligible for support, you must meet certain residence and previous study conditions and be taking an eligible postgraduate course. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland website gives further advice: www.saas.gov.uk

If you are normally resident in the Isle of Man or Channel Islands, you should approach the Island Education Authorities for more information about funding opportunities.

PTFL funding is currently available to eligible students on the following courses: • • • • •

States of Guernsey Education Department: www.gov.gg States of Jersey Education Committee: www.gov.je Isle of Man Department of Education: www.gov.im/education

International students

Advanced Computer Science Applied Statistics & Data Mining Graduate Diploma Information Technology Management and Information Technology Museum and Gallery Studies

Professional and Career Development Loans for British residents This is a bank loan designed to help you pay for work-related learning. You do not have to start paying your loan back until at least one month after you have completed your training. For further information: www.gov.uk/career-development-loans T: 0800 585 505

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If you are classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes, you will be liable to pay the overseas tuition fee-rate for your course. There may be funding available from your government, independent sponsors (like your employer), or from other awarding bodies. The British Council website includes comprehensive information about grants and awards for international students studying in the UK: www.britishcouncil.org Funding advice and a scholarship search is also available on the Education UK website: www.educationuk.org If you are from the USA, you may wish to visit the US Department of Education for loan information and advice at: www.fafsa.ed.gov We also have a dedicated US Loans officer to assist you: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/money/internationalstudents/ loansforusstudents

Contact Details: T: +44 (0)1334 462254 E: pgscholarships@st-andrews.ac.uk www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/ financialinformation/pgscholarships Twitter: @StAPgFunding

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15 Financing Your Studies

“I am very grateful to be among the twelve scholars worldwide who have been awarded the JMK Scholarship of Zonta International in 2012. This scholarship has not only offered me access to an inspiring network of fascinating women working together to make a true difference, but also considerably contributed to financing my studies. The scholarship offered me the unique opportunity to study here, interacting with and learning from an extremely talented and diverse student body.”

English Language Teaching

English Language Teaching Pre-Sessional Courses Before the first semester, English Language Teaching (ELT) provides four-week and ten-week English and Study Skills courses. These are designed to help students develop and extend their language skills in the context of their academic disciplines, with emphasis on writing, particularly essay and report writing and referencing conventions, together with presentation skills and idiomatic English. The courses offer an enjoyable orientation to life in Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews and an opportunity to meet other students and become familiar with the University before the semester begins. If you are an international student whose first language is not English, you are strongly recommended to attend the four week course. For some programmes, if your IELTS or TOEFL score is slightly below our asking rate, your offer may specify attendance on a pre-sessional programme as a condition of entry. Information about the courses will be sent to you with your offer pack and can also be found at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/presessional

In-sessional English Language Service The In-sessional English Language Service (IELS), located within ELT, offers you as an international student a variety of ways to develop your language proficiency throughout the academic year. You may sign up for one-to-one tutorials with a member of our language development team or attend workshops focusing on academic writing, as well as grammar, pronunciation and speaking. We provide support for all language issues associated with writing dissertations. We can also provide opportunities for practising speaking skills, particularly in the context of presentations and interviews. For more information, please visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/iels

Pre-Masters If you are intending to study on a postgraduate Masters programme at Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews (or another UK university), we offer programmes to help you develop and consolidate your English language skills in the context of the academic subjects which you plan to study. Programmes are designed to reflect the demands of a Masters degree, providing tasks and projects where language learning is focused on academic texts. Further information is available at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/foundation/premasters If you need to upgrade both your language skills and academic qualifications and intend to study a businessrelated subject, we offer the Postgraduate Diploma in Business and English, which will allow you to progress onto a Masters programme. Information can be found at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/foundation/businessandenglish Attendance on the above courses may be set as a condition of entry to a postgraduate programme.

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M-Skills

A developmental programme for taught postgraduates The University has created a development programme aimed specifically at taught postgraduate students. M-Skills is built around four strands: • Making the most of St Andrews (networking and community skills) • Getting through your course (academic and study skills) • Finding a job (employability skills) • Getting set for the workplace (professional skills). Taught postgraduate students can develop their skills in two main ways; by attending M-Skills events and workshops and by engaging with M-Skills online resources. More information can be found on the M-Skills web page: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgstudents/academic/advice/mskills/ or via the M-Skills Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mskills

The M-Skills programme is endorsed by the Postgraduate Society President:

“The Postgraduate Society Committee is delighted to support the implementation of the M-Skills programme, which has not only been designed to help taught postgraduates make the most of their time at St Andrews, but also to look ahead to their future after graduation – often a daunting prospect.”

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Green Piece

Green Piece The University embraces sustainable development across all of its operations and we are recognised as being an institution that is actively implementing imaginative solutions and initiatives that achieve the aims of a more sustainable society. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment

Involve yourself • • •

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Transition University of St Andrews: join in with projects to reduce carbon, build community and foster sustainable behaviour. Impact St Andrews: participate in awareness raising and engagement on global and local issues. University of St Andrews Edible Campus: help produce food in our organic garden and learn about permaculture principles. Increasing numbers of staff and students are enjoying the benefits of sowing, growing and eating their own food on sites across the University. These growing spaces also add visual appeal and contribute to local biodiversity too. One World Society: campaign on ethical issues and help run a Fairtrade Co-operative. Regular student led ‘Green Week’: with different societies and groups running events and generally promoting environmental issues across the University.

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St Andrews is a small town (two miles from one end to the other) and is fairly flat so you do not need a car, especially as there is limited long-term parking. There are c.1,000 covered spaces for bike storage. The distance between the furthest University buildings is a 15-minute cycle ride and there are dedicated cycle lanes on some of the streets. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/university/maps/cyclemap.pdf

St Andrews Sustainability Institute This successful multi-disciplinary research centre involves people from across the University and acts as a source of advice on sustainable development, helping St Andrews to emerge as a hub for sustainability research. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sasi Sustainability in action

Reducing our carbon footprint through innovation: our three-part Energy Strategy: •

You can help us by bringing your bike not a car

Behaviour Change: encouraging reduction in energy consumption such as the inter-hall energy competition in halls of residence which last year achieved savings of 48 tonnes of CO2. Energy Efficiency and Investment: ensuring highest energy efficiency in the built environment. Micro and Macro Renewable Energy: investing in solar thermal heating on our residential and science buildings, solar PV electrical generation and ground source heat pumps on site. Our macro renewables plans will lead to a carbon reduction of 27,000 tonnes per annum.

Fairtrade status Fairtrade foods are on sale in all University shops, cafés and provided at meetings. Both the University and the town of St Andrews have Fairtrade status.

• This year the University has recycled 69% of our waste which is equivalent to the weight of 342 elephants! We have also composted five tonnes of fruit and vegetable waste from our halls of residence in our own on-site composter named Hamish which is then used on the University estate. • Sustainable development policy and strategy supported by the Principal and University Court. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment/sdstrategy • Dedicated Environment Team developing the ideas and vision to deliver improved environment and sustainability performance. • Working closely with and utilising expertise from the academic, student and local community to respond to the University’s sustainability objectives and collaboration on sustainability issues. • Rolling £1.9m energy investment (Salix) fund to ensure energy efficiency measures are fitted in all of the University estate. The fund is the largest and most successful in the UK higher education sector. • All new builds since 2010 achieve BREEAM Excellent green building certification. Our latest research laboratory is the first BREEAM Outstanding building in Scotland and the first Outstanding laboratory in the UK. • Ethical Investment programme developed through student consultation. • Establishment of a staff environmental awareness programme with a network of ‘environmental facilitators’ across all Schools and Units.

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Accommodation

Halls of residence We realise that embarking on postgraduate studies at the University is an exciting time and finding the right place to live is important. With nearly 700 postgraduate bedrooms and a fantastic variety of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets we are sure that we have something for everyone. A map at the back of the Prospectus shows the location of University accommodation. We recommend that you visit Student Accommodation Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; web pages for up-to-date fee information. Whilst visiting our web pages please take a few moments to familiarise yourself with the full range of facilities on offer in each residence, prior to making your online application: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/accommodation

Supporting the living experience Your life in halls of residence is supported by a Wardennial Team who take responsibility for encouraging a sense of community and will be the first point of call if a health crisis occurs, or if you have a personal problem. There are opportunities for single postgraduate students to join the Wardennial Team. The role includes a scholarship. For further information, please see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/awrole

Houses and flats Student Accommodation Services manage a range of studio apartments, flats and houses primarily designed for mature students, couples, or those with families, please visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/ prospective/married We also run an online database of private sector properties in the town and surrounding areas. The site provides advice that will be particularly helpful to those new to renting in Scotland. Renters can search the database by occupancy date, number of rooms, rent and location with useful maps included.

How and when to apply Once you receive an offer and have accepted a place to study at the University, regardless of whether your offer is conditional or unconditional, if you would like to be considered for halls of residence or managed properties please apply from 1 April in your year of entry. We try to allocate based on your first preference but cannot guarantee this. Please ensure, therefore, that you are happy with all the preferences that you have selected. Please note that postgraduate students are not guaranteed accommodation.

Further information: Student Accommodation Services Butts Wynd, North Street Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews Fife KY16 8YL T: +44 (0)1334 462510 E: accommodation@st-andrews.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9.30am-4.30pm For further information on what our residences can offer you, including current accommodation prices and how to apply, please visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg

For further information regarding accommodation available in the private sector, please go to: www.standrewsstudentpad.co.uk To view our managed properties: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/current/managed

Students with disabilities and limiting long term illness The University gives all possible support to disabled students and those with limiting long term illness. To enable us to work with you to help meet your individual requirements, it is important that you provide full information on your application form of anything that is likely to impact on your accommodation needs. The University understands that disability is not always visible and related to physical impairments and Student Services and Wardennial Teams can also provide additional support. We have a number of adapted rooms and we encourage you to visit the accommodation to see the facilities and talk to Student Accommodation Services before you accept a place in residence. If you want us to take account of your special circumstances, please let us know as soon as possible.

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Library Services

Library

The Library is central to your life as a postgraduate student. We will help you access and use the information you need to support your study and research.

The Main University Library: • is open 14 – 18 hours a day during semester, including weekends. • offers flexible study spaces: the café, group rooms, silent/ individual areas or more informal and relaxed spaces. • holds over one million volumes, a large e-book collection, thousands of print and electronic journals and academic databases. • offers expert subject-specific support, help and training on finding information and using referencing software. • has many computers for you to use. • has a fast Inter-Library Loan service and reciprocal borrowing rights with local and national universities. • is self-service, allowing for more flexible borrowing and returning. • has been modernised and is a welcoming space where staff are always happy to help.

The University Library’s Special Collections: • houses 210,000 rare printed books. • is strong in theology, classics, history, English and Scottish literature. • includes the University’s manuscript and photographic collections and the University archives. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library

In addition to the Main Library, you can use: • The JF Allen Library, which holds resources for science subjects, has been renovated and offers a variety of study spaces. • St Mary’s Library for Divinity and Mediaeval History, including the historic King James Library.

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IT Services We realise that IT is an important part of your University experience as a postgraduate student and we offer a wide range of services to ensure you access the systems and services you need. We have wireless access across more than 95% of University buildings. We provide you with a Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews computer account giving access to computing facilities including the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student email service SaintMail, Internet access, learning materials and e-resources, and personal secure file storage. Access to these online services is collected together in the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student portal iSaint, and is accessible anytime and anywhere. Our handy pocket-sized Quick Guide for Students, supplemented with extensive web-based support, will tell you everything you need to know about your computer account, accessing the network, printing facilities, file storage and computer security. Our friendly IT Service Desk staff, based in the Main Library, are there for those occasions when you might need a little more help: they can give you support online, by email, over the telephone and in person. If you find that your personal IT equipment is in need of repair, we also have a PC Clinic, where, for a reasonable fee, our technical staff will carry out diagnosis and repair. Many academic Schools provide their own IT facilities; several have their own internal computing officers for local support and collaboration. In addition we provide a number of openaccess PC classrooms across the University. The modern Windows-based PCs all run a range of software, including specialised materials for certain Schools. We provide a secure printing, scanning and copying facility that can be accessed from a wide variety of locations across the University. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itsupport/help/printing

IT Services

We can provide email and web spaces for collaborative groups as well as for individual use, along with blogs, wikis and videoconferencing facilities. When you are away from the University, you can reach our network via broadband or wireless connection; a VPN connection will then give you full access to all the services available on our network. The range of other software made available by IT Services currently includes the statistical packages SPSS and Minitab; programming languages Fortran 90, C, C++, Perl and Python and PHP are available, MySQL for databases, and the LaTeX typesetting package. For bibliographic management, EndNote and RefWorks are in use within the University. More detailed information is available via: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itsupport Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/StAITServices

Our Research Computing Team provides liaison and technical development services for mainly funded research projects, including support for the technical components of applications for research funding. The expertise of the team also includes aspects or research data management and digital preservation.

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Advice when you need it

Advice when you need it The University aims to provide a supportive academic and social environment for postgraduates. During your studies there may be times when you need some help and advice, and we offer an extensive range of support to ensure that on both an academic and personal level, your experience as a postgraduate is successful and fulfilling. Student Services has established a one-stop-shop so that students only need to follow one easy route and the relevant help will be provided by appropriately qualified members of the team. This service is made up of a team of professionally qualified staff who are there to assist you on any issue from financial hardship, academic concerns or problems, accommodation issues, long-term medical conditions and disability, as well as more personal matters such as relationship difficulties. For international students there are advisers who can assist with immigration and related matters. Visit Student Services at the Advice and Support Centre (ASC), 79 North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9AL. T: +44 (0)1334 462020 E: theasc@st-andrews.ac.uk www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studentservices

Financial assistance and Discretionary Funds The government has established Discretionary Funds to provide additional financial support to home students suffering financial hardship. Please note that Discretionary Funds cannot be used to help with tuition fee costs. Anyone with financial difficulties or who wishes financial advice should contact Student Services. For more information please view: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgstudents/money E: theasc@st-andrews.ac.uk

Childcare If you require information about childcare provision in the St Andrews area, please contact Student Services. They can provide details of nurseries, childminders and after school care services. For more information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/advice/family

International students The University of St Andrews welcomes students from around the world and our student community is very diverse. Help and advice on all issues affecting international students is available before, during, and after your studies from our International Advisers. It is essential that you read the UK Immigration website information ( www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk ) before making any visa or entry clearance application to study in the UK and to contact the International Adviser for assistance if necessary. Information is also available at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international/information/visas

Chaplaincy / Faiths The Chaplain and Chaplaincy facilities are available to all members of the University community whether or not you follow any spirituality. Mansefield provides a meeting place for individuals and groups. Various faith groups meet here, and a prayer room is set aside for Muslim students. The Islamic and Jewish Chaplains can be contacted through the Chaplaincy, as can people from different denominations and a range of faiths. The Chaplain may be approached in confidence about any matter, whether or not related to faith. Further information can be obtained from: The Chaplaincy, Mansefield, 3 St Mary’s Place, St Andrews Fife, KY16 9UY. T: +44 (0)1334 462866 www.st-andrews.ac.uk/chaplaincy

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Student Life

Intellectual life The University offers a vibrant intellectual community with an extraordinary number of lectures and seminars throughout the year, many of them by world-class scholars. Information on all the lectures, seminars and talks around the University can be found on the Current Students section of the website: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students Many Schools and Departments also play host to international conferences, and postgraduate students find these of immense value.

Student societies There are a huge number of student societies and sports clubs available to all postgraduate students. Further information on Sport can be found on page 26. The Students’ Association is responsible for running over 140 different societies, covering every possible interest, for the benefit of the students. Their website has an A-Z list of all affiliated societies and there is a chance to sign up for any that interest you at the Societies Fayre held during Orientation Week in September. www.yourunion.net/activities/societies

The beautiful unspoilt beaches with fresh clean air and wide expanse of sky provide the perfect antidote to the classroom or laboratory. They encourage either a quiet thoughtful stroll or a bracing walk with a group of friends along the two unbroken miles of the West Sands. Or you can take to the water either as a surfer on the waves of the East Sands, or enjoy many other water sports – such as sailing, sea kayaking, wind surfing or kite flying. You can also experience a spectacular walk to the end of the stone pier – camera at the ready to capture historic views of the twelfth-century cathedral and castle. St Andrews is the home of golf – where it was first invented – and there are ample opportunities for the keen golfer with seven courses locally which often host major international competitions.

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Student Life

Music

Entertainment

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music St Andrews enjoys an exceptionally lively programme of student music-making. The Music Centre provides facilities for individual and group rehearsal and tuition by highly regarded teachers in voice and almost every instrument. It also organises popular lunchtime and evening concerts, given by visiting professionals from throughout the UK. A music technology studio is available with various composition packages, pianos, harpsichords and a good collection of orchestral instruments. The University also has two-manual organs in both the Younger Hall (Harrison & Harrison) and St Leonard’s Chapel (Walker & Son), and a fine four manual instrument in St Salvator’s Chapel. We are the only Scottish university with a professional orchestra in residence: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, one of the UK’s leading ensembles, performs five times each year and gives frequent master classes and workshops. There are also two Chapel Choirs: the St Salvator’s Choir sings at University services and tours abroad each year. The St Leonard’s Choir sings at a late-night candlelit service during term. Both choirs offer choral scholarships, as do several other choirs in St Andrews.

There is a friendly, cosmopolitan vibe pulsating through St Andrews. Most students get around by walking or cycling and so it is not necessary to have a car. There is lots to do here with dozens of restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets and more pubs per square foot than anywhere else in Britain. The independent cinema has three theatres and shows current blockbusters and art-house films, in conjunction with the University’s Film Studies Department.

What is nearby? Beyond St Andrews you can nip down to Anstruther (9 miles / 14 km away) for fish and chips at the award-winning fish bar. Dundee is only 13 miles / 21 km away and Edinburgh is an hour by train. There are express buses that run to major Scottish cities, almost hourly. Naturally there are many opportunities to travel north to the stunning Highlands and Islands for which Scotland is world renowned. Students come from the far corners of the globe, and are embraced by the town and University and are made to feel part of the community, however long they are studying here.

Scholarships are also available for particularly promising students in the form of free instrumental or vocal tuition. In addition, the Hebdomadar’s Music Fund can provide financial help for students who would otherwise find it hard to pay for lessons. Music Centre T: +44 (0)1334 462226 E: music@st-andrews.ac.uk www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music

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Sport

Sport Sport is a vibrant, exciting and dynamic part of University life; with over 50 sports clubs and 100 competitive sports teams, with participants ranging from complete beginners to international athletes, Saints Sport has something for everyone. Expert strength and conditioning is provided, a sector leading volunteering programme, pre-season and warm weather training camps and excellent recreational opportunities and a vibrant fitness class programme.

Student sports clubs The many student sports clubs are at the core of Saints Sport. These serve a variety of different interests, from highly competitive teams within universitylevel and national league competition to recreational and social activities, including regular trips across Scotland and further afield. All of this activity is student-led but with the support of a number of professional staff and coaches. There is a strong programme of training and support available for students who run these activities as coaches, officials and volunteers. The University also provides volunteering opportunities, from local projects to national programmes and international initiatives.

Saints Clubs Aikido Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boat Club Boxing Club Canoe Cheerleading Clay Pigeon Cricket (M) Cricket (W) Cross Country Cycling Dance Fencing Football Golf (M) Golf (W) Gymnastics

Hockey Ice Hockey Ice Skating + Curling Inline Hockey Jujitsu Judo Karate Korfball Lacrosse (M) Lacrosse (W) Lifesaving MMA Mountaineering Netball Polo Club Riding Rifle Rugby League (M) Rugby League (W) Rugby Union (M)

For more information on any student sport activity and for the relevant contact details please visit the Saints Sport web pages: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport

Saints Fitness classes The Department of Sport and Exercise is proud to offer the newly branded Saints Fitness exercise programme. This vibrant programme of exercise classes is open to all and offers a wide variety of classes to suit all levels and abilities. Classes include Zumba, spin, bootcamp and yoga.

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Rugby Union (W) Sailing Shinty (M) Shinty (W) Snowsports Squash Club Sub Aqua Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Touch Rugby Trampoline Triathlon Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Water Polo Windsurfing

Sport

Fitness services

Sports scholarships

Our team of fitness professionals are here to help, with a range of services to suit all of your health, fitness and sporting needs:

The University supports individual student athletes studying at St Andrews and competing on the international stage. Typically there are five, £1,000 scholarships offered per year.

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Fitness consultation: for fitness advice and help planning your exercise routine. Personal exercise plan: custom made fitness plan, tailor made to suit your needs. Fitness bundle: a cost-effective solution for those on a budget (includes fitness consultation, three-person training sessions and an exercise plan). Personal training: for one-to-one or group sessions. Strength and conditioning: to improve sports performance.

Performance sport The University is committed to the pursuit of academic and sporting excellence. We have six Directors of Sport, in designated “Focus Sports” – Rugby, Tennis, Football, Water Polo, Golf and Ultimate, and Head Coaches in various sports such as Boat, Hockey and Volleyball. Particular attention is paid to developing the Focus Sports, plus Fencing and Canoe, in the following ways: •

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For more information visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport/ performance/saintssportscholarships

Golf bursaries The University receives an annual grant from the R&A to partfund a golf development programme for talented golfers, and this is one of the leading golf programmes in the UK. The programme is open to any matriculated student who reaches the required standard. For more information visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport/ performance/saintssportscholarships/golfbursaries

Improving performance: providing excellent opportunities and support structures to allow individuals and teams to fulfil their sporting aspirations, in particular in Scottish Student Sport (SSS), British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and other national and international events and leagues. Growing participation: providing high quality training and competitive experiences that attract students to become part of University sport. Outreach and sustainability: providing educational and volunteering experiences that enhance employability and the sustainability of future sport development. For more information visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport/performance/focus

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Careers Centre

Careers Centre Most postgraduate students have chosen their course with a view to improving their subsequent employment prospects, whether in academia, research or elsewhere. Whatever your situation, the Careers Centre is committed to providing you with relevant information and advice for your future. The Careers Centre offers information about the spectrum of career and further study opportunities in the UK and overseas and the web pages show what UK and EU graduates on particular courses went on to do next, a useful source of ideas and reassurance. We provide the following resources to support your career search: • •

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One-to-one advice from a Careers Adviser specialising in specific career areas. A range of workshops and seminars to support career development in areas such as: ‘Writing great CVs and applications’, ‘Succeeding at Interview’ and ‘How to find a job’. The opportunity to meet and talk with top employers at presentations and careers fairs in St Andrews. Comprehensive web pages with access to job databases and information on moving on to higher study www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers An extensive alumni network with advice on how to source appropriate contacts to grow your own career network.

Early use of the Careers Centre • •

The Careers Centre encourages you to make early use of its services to ensure you benefit fully from the many careerrelated opportunities which St Andrews offers. Many employer presentations take place in Semester 1 and the Careers Centre communicates closely with Masters course tutors to ensure you are fully aware of resources and opportunities. You can also find upcoming events on our web pages: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/events

Recent destinations and careers for graduates from a taught postgraduate course at the University of St Andrews include: Software Tester, Kubix; Technical Lead IT Consultant, HSBC; Management Consultant, The Carron Consultancy; Publishing Executive, Sidon Books; Assistant Brand Manager, Unilever; Credit Risk Analyst, Bank of America; HR Manager, Deutsche Bank; Junior Product Manager, Colgate; Analyst, Citigroup; Assistant Psychologist, Bradford District Care Trust; Curator, Glencoe Folk Museum; Trainee Forecaster, Met Office; Marine Biodiversity Officer, Hebridean Whale And Dolphin Trust; Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence; Planning & Environment Officer, Marks & Spencer; Investment Banking Analyst, JP Morgan; Equities Analyst, Goldman Sachs; Business Analyst, Education First; Research Assistant, The Vindolanda Trust; Museum Curator, St Andrews Preservation Trust.

“I began working at Control Risks the month after I completed my Masters degree. I initially worked in a department that provided security advice for business travellers, and then moved into the Global Risk Analysis team. My job involves producing analysis of political and security risks in the Middle East region. My team writes daily commentary on regional developments, as well as bespoke threat assessments for companies and organisations operating in the region. My employers were very positive about the specific focus of my Masters course at the University of St Andrews. Many job applicants in the field I work in have Masters degrees, and I think it helps to have a bit of a niche. It can make your CV stand out from the many well-qualified applicants.”

Lucy Jones

MLitt Middle East and Central Asia Security Studies (2006) Risk Management Analyst, Control Risks

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“My MLitt in Film Studies at St Andrews led to my current position. My studies led to a more developed understanding of cinema and were integral to cementing my position within the film festival world. The renowned Centre for Film Studies at St Andrews provides a fertile environment for such research and discussion. A critical drive for knowledge, fostered by the University, was a key skill that helped me in my current position. My role requires me to research and pre-screen films for the programmer I am working with, assist in any preparations for the Festival and ultimately host festival guests, introduce films and moderate Q&A sessions. It requires breadth of knowledge and good communication skills and is both challenging and rewarding.”

Andrei Tanasescu

2010-2011 Taught Postgraduate Destination Statistics* (for EU, including UK, graduates) 7%

Employment

20%

Work & Further Study Further Study Only

63%

Seeking employment Not available for employment * Source Higher Education Statistics Agency

MLitt Film Studies (2010) Programming Associate, Toronto International Film Festival

Useful career-related websites Careers Centre www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers T ARGETjobs www.targetjobs.co.uk Graduate Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk What Do Graduates Do? www.prospects.ac.uk/wdgd

“I was actually offered my job whilst undertaking my MSc thesis at the University of St Andrews. The role involves building and maintaining economic and market reports using various technologies such as C++, in-house database technology, HTML 5, JavaScripts – Mootools and JQuery. I particularly enjoy the innovation aspects of my job and the scope for career development. I would say that key aspects in my success were my previous work experience and the new knowledge learned from studying at St Andrews.”

Ziyang Peng

MSc Software Engineering (2011) Software Engineer, FactSet

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Art History

www-ah.st-andrews.ac.uk/post

Art History

Postgraduate Diploma (Nine Months) Museum and Gallery Studies

MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Art History History of Photography Museum and Gallery Studies

Features

MPhil (Two Years)

Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis

Art History History of Photography Museum and Gallery Studies National Trust for Scotland Studies

For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma. School of Art History staff also contribute to the teaching of the MLitt in Mediaeval Studies run by The St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS) housed in the School of History – for details see History entry.

Entry Requirements See page 6 for University of St Andrews postgraduate entry requirements. Specific Entry Requirements A degree in the history of art is strongly recommended, but is not an essential requirement, for admission to the Art History or History of Photography course of study leading to the MLitt. For Museum and Gallery Studies you should have a good first degree and preferably some museum work experience. We accept not only students who have studied art or art history, but also graduates in any other discipline relevant to museum work, such as history, archaeology, anthropology, physical and natural sciences. For all degrees in Art History, History of Photography and Museum and Gallery Studies a Personal Statement/Statement of Interest is also required.

Contact E: pgarthist@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462399

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The School is one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom with an academic staff of 17. Between 30-40 postgraduate students are admitted each year. The School has a friendly face and is responsive to the needs of individual students. The School enjoys an international reputation for its teaching and research. In the last Research Assessment Exercise (2008), 70% of the School’s research output was judged to be internationally excellent or world leading. We offer a unique and innovative postgraduate programme in the History of Photography. The Postgraduate Diploma and MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies have been recognised by the Museums Association, and is Scotland’s pre-eminent museum studies programme. The Museums, Galleries and Collections Institute initiates and promotes research into museum and gallery collections. The School is also part of the University’s St Andrews Scottish Studies Centre and the Institute of Mediaeval Studies.

Teaching and research interests of the School extend from the ancient to the modern periods. We particularly concentrate on the art of late mediaeval and renaissance Italy; nineteenthand twentieth-century art in Britain, France, Russia and Eastern Europe; the decorative arts, architectural and furniture history; the history of photography; and museum and gallery studies.

Postgraduate community The School of Art History supports a large, active and diverse postgraduate community. Postgraduate students publish the Postgraduate Journal of Art History and Museum Studies (www-ah.st-andrews.ac.uk/journal), an annual journal containing articles on a wide range of topics by students at St Andrews and other universities. The School also organises postgraduate research seminars and occasional symposia. Each year we invite a number of artists and scholars to give lectures. Teaching and research in the School of Art History are supported by extensive library holdings, a major Visual Resources Collection containing approximately 150,000 images, and computing facilities. Within the School, rooms are designated for postgraduate study and computers are made available exclusively for postgraduate use. We also have a microfiche copy of the Conway and Witt photographic archives, comprising some two million images of works of art. The University of St Andrews itself holds a variety of important specialised collections on which students may draw in the course of their research. The superb collections and libraries of Edinburgh and Glasgow are also within easy reach of St Andrews.

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Meredith (Willimantic, Connecticut, USA) MLitt, PhD Art History The School extends a warm welcome to overseas students, who contribute to the diversity of the art historical community at St Andrews, and who can take advantage of the wide choice of module options and degree opportunities. Research students enrolled for a degree at another institution (usually outside the United Kingdom) may spend a semester or year of study under the supervision of the School of Art History in St Andrews. Upon successful application to the School such students have the same access to supervision, classes, seminars, libraries and computers as other St Andrews research students. This can be thought of as the postgraduate student’s counterpart to Junior Year Abroad programmes offered by many North American institutions at undergraduate level. The School takes pride in offering a relaxed but stimulating environment in which staff and students contribute equally to the creation of a collegial and friendly atmosphere.

Careers A postgraduate degree In Art History, History of Photography or Museum and Gallery Studies provides an excellent foundation for a career in the art or museum world. The Museum and Gallery Studies course provides a theoretical foundation combined with hands-on, practical and transferable experience. Recent graduates have gone on to work for a range of institutions, from the National Museums of Scotland to the Prince’s Foundation and Bonham’s, among many others. Two year-long traineeships within University Collections are open uniquely to Museum and Gallery Studies graduates and the David Nicholls Curatorial Internship at the South Georgia Museum in Antarctica. Recent postgraduates in Art History and History of Photography are employed in universities and archives, museums and galleries, auction houses, radio stations, publishing houses and magazines and are also working in journalism, teaching, and retail.

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“My year as an Art History MLitt student was incredibly positive, and inspired me to pursue a PhD here. The MLitt modules I took were engaging and rewarding, while the dissertation provided an invaluable opportunity to hone my research and writing skills. The lecturers, professors and staff also contributed to a very encouraging and supportive atmosphere in the department. I’m looking forward to my remaining years as a research student at St Andrews, and I anticipate that the knowledge and experience I have gained while here will positively affect my future career.”

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Detail: Portrait of the First Marquis of Montrose. University Collections

MLitt in Art History / History of Photography An example of what your programme might look like*:

Semester 1

Semester 2

Option 1 – Issues in Photographic Criticism

Option 3 – The ‘New Vision’ in Twentieth-Century European Photography

Option 2 – University of St Andrews Photographic Collection

Option 4 – Art Historical Resources and Methods

Summer Dissertation of 15,000 words (for MLitt) *

or others from the list below

These degrees are designed to allow students the maximum choice of specific modules. The History of Photography module choices are slightly more constrained than Art HIstory. The majority of these modules are offered each year according to staff availability and sufficient student demand. It is sensible to confirm that the courses that interest you will be available during the period in which you plan to attend St Andrews as not all modules are available every year. Sample of Module Options • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Detail: Woman of the North Sea by John Bellany. From the Boswell Collection, University of St Andrews

Class Sizes Seminars of 4 – 8 students. Teaching methods Students take four modules during the two semesters of coursework. Three of the modules are options and there is one core module focused upon methodology and resources. The modules are taught as small-group discussion seminars, with an average size of 5-8 students in each group. There is a minimum of 12 hours contact time for each 30-credit module. Additionally, there may be class trips where relevant to the taught modules and there is a research seminar with guest lecturers for all staff and students every two weeks. Across the two semesters, students also participate in a series of skills workshops designed to help prepare for the dissertation element. Assessment The assessment for the taught modules is coursework based. Students complete a sequence of research-driven tasks designed to consolidate and extend their knowledge and to develop analysis and writing skills. Assessment components include book reviews, annotated bibliographies, visual analysis and object analysis essays, reading journals and research papers. The dissertation module provides the opportunity to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of an academic member of staff. The dissertation is researched and written over the summer semester. It is a substantial piece of academic research, 15,000 words in length.

Art after the Holocaust Art Historical Resources and Methods Aspects of Art and Politics in Late Twentieth-Century Art Art and Politics in the Trecento Bibliography for Art History or History of Photography Imperial Lens: Readings in Nineteenth-Century Asian Photography Issues in Photographic Criticism Paragons of the Northern Baroque: Rubens and Rembrandt Readings in Art History or History of Photography Studies in Late Mediaeval Italian Sculpture The ‘New Vision’ in Twentieth Century European Photography School: Images, Spaces, Artefacts and Ideas of Learning William Morris University of St Andrews Photographic Collection Gothic Manuscript Decoration: Culture and Context Palladio in Venice Text and Image in France from Diderot to Dada Minimalism Romanesque Architecture Glasgow Style: Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Context The Book of Hours in the Late Middle Ages South German Eighteenth-Century Sculpture

For more detail on the Postgraduate modules currently available see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue/pg

El Lissitzky, Russland: Die Rekonstruktion der Architecture in der Sowjetunion (Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1930), cover. Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ref. Photo NA1188.L57.

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MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies

Semester 1

Semester 2

Theory and Practice of Museums, Art Galleries and Related Organisations – Collection and Context

Theory and Practice of Museums, Art Galleries and Related Organisations – Audiences and Management

Whole Year Module Project Work (Museum and Gallery Studies) Summer Dissertation of 15,000 words (for MLitt) St Andrews is Scotland’s leading centre for postgraduate research and training in the heritage sector and the MGS Postgraduate Diploma/MLitt provides Scotland’s only museum studies programme. The one-year Postgraduate Diploma is available as stand-alone vocational training or there is an option to present a dissertation on an approved topic for an MLitt degree. These programmes have attracted funding for students from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (currently 10 Quota Awards per annum) and various English and Northern Irish Local Education Authorities as well as the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The Museum and Gallery Studies programmes prepare you for employment in museums, principally as curators. We ensure that the training is broad, covering all types of museums, galleries and other heritage facilities. The main focus of the training is curatorial work, but curators also need a proper understanding of the work of all their colleagues since, especially in small museums, the ‘curator’ may have to tackle a very wide range of duties. Hence, the principles of conservation, museum education, exhibition planning and design, and various management topics are also included. Two taught modules on the theory and practice of museums provide knowledge of museum systems and practices and understanding of issues relevant to today’s museums. These are complemented by project work, including individual museum tasks and the preparation, in a team, of a public exhibition, which enables you to develop relevant practical skills. The extensive University Museum Collections at St Andrews are particularly suitable for curatorial training and give the programme a unique character. The Collections include over 100,000 museum items in a wide range of subject areas, from art to zoology, and these collections and the staff who look after them are actively involved in the Museum and Gallery Studies teaching programme. Close to the School of Art History is the Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA), where most of the Museum and Galleries Studies teaching takes place. MUSA includes four display galleries on the ground floor, and on the first floor is a ‘Learning Loft’ for education and a Viewing Terrace. Students on the Museum and Gallery Studies programme prepare an exhibition for exhibitions in the Gateway Galleries

and the St Andrews Museum. Other facilities include extensive library holdings in museum studies, access to computers, and two dedicated work and study areas with computers and other appropriate equipment. St Andrews museum training benefits enormously from the willing participation of the Scottish museum profession. Museums Galleries Scotland and its member museums of all shapes and sizes generously provide visiting lecturers and host class visits and individual student placements. In return, St Andrews has developed several initiatives to extend its training beyond the University and into the museum community. A part-time version of the Postgraduate Diploma and MLitt, taught through residential schools and work-based projects, is aimed in particular at people already working in museums. Participants are welcomed from Scotland, the rest of the UK and EU. The Museum and Gallery Studies teaching staff are experienced museum curators who continue to be involved directly in museum work. Class Sizes Seminars of 18 – 24 students. Exhibition teams of 6 – 8 students. Teaching methods Students take three compulsory 40-credit modules during the two semesters of coursework. The taught courses are delivered through a mixture of lectures, seminars, practical sessions and visits to museums and galleries. Teaching takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. A programme of project work, based on the University collections or with local museums and galleries, complements the taught element. This incorporates problem-based learning and enables students to develop relevant practical skills and to experience the dynamics of teamwork. There are short taught sessions related to the exhibition element of the project work and regular formal meetings. There is also a series of research methods classes to help prepare for the dissertation element. Assessment Assessment is by coursework. Students complete three assignments per module in a variety of formats including an essay, a documentation and database project, an object study, an exhibition or website review, a lesson plan and a management report. The dissertation module during the summer semester provides the opportunity to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of an academic member of staff. More information about Museum and Gallery Studies can be found at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arthistory/prospective/pg/mgs

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Biology MRes (One Year)

http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/postgraduate

Biology

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Ecosystem-based Management of Marine Systems Marine Mammal Science

MSc (Part-Time, Distance Learning), Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate

Marine Biology students study the rockpools of St Andrews Bay

Sustainable Aquaculture

Features

For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Entry Requirements See page 6 for University of St Andrews postgraduate entry requirements.

Contact

The School of Biology at St Andrews is one of the largest in the UK, with 66 academic and related staff and 99 postdoctoral researchers. * There are currently 40 MRes and 3 MPhil students. * World-class research programmes complement our teaching. Relevant staff specialisations include marine biology, marine mammal biology, behavioural biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology.

Recent School of Biology news Up-to-date news items and news archives of the School can be found on our web page: http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk

MRes E: mresbiology@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463441 http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/postgraduate http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/mms

Postgraduate community

MSc, PG Diploma, PG Certificate Sustainable Aquaculture E: mscaqua@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463441 http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/postgraduate/aquaculture

The School of Biology has a diverse and vibrant postgraduate community. The St Andrews BioNetwork founded in 2009 by Biology postgraduates provides a great social and academic forum bringing together PhD and Masters students at different stages of their training. BioNet students organise weekly talk and discussion sessions, put together a weekly email newsletter, organise the postgraduate student conference and many social events. Bionet is open to all postgraduate students in the School of Biology. http://sabionetwork.wordpress.com/ In addition, students at the different biology sites form integral parts of their departmental community with frequent academic exchanges during morning coffee, lab chats and departmental seminar series.

The Taught MRes programmes The School of Biology offers a range of first-class postgraduate taught programmes based around the recognised research excellence of its Research Centres, such as the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) the NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) and the Centre for Biological Diversity (CBD). The MRes Ecosystembased Management of Marine Systems further benefits from joint teaching and expertise provided by the Scottish Marine Institute (SMI). The MRes programmes provide you with the knowledge and skills to obtain and interpret multidisciplinary datasets and foster an integrated holistic approach to conservation, management and the sustainable use of marine resources. You will enhance your postgraduate and professional skills to further careers in government agencies, the commercial sectors or academia.

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Tilen (Slovenia) MRes Marine Mammal Science

Teaching

Careers

On the MRes programmes you complete at least 60 credits per semester full time for a total of 120 credits taught over nine months. The 60-credit research project usually takes place during the summer months and culminates in the presentation of a written dissertation, and a conference style poster.

Students are well prepared to become the next generation of managers and scientists delivering the research and scientific advice needed for integrated resource and biodiversity management all over the world.

Teaching takes the form of lectures, tutorials, seminars, debates and workshops. Practicals involve laboratory work, field excursions, modelling and computer-based data analysis. Several elective modules include week-long field trips to Scottish and international destinations to practice survey techniques and field methodology. You have a very full timetable, and will be asked to work both as individuals and in groups. You will be provided with access to state-ofthe art computing facilities (e.g. loan of a laptop computer) and all relevant software to undertake the computer-based components of the programmes.

Many graduates from our MRes programmes pursue further training in the form of PhD study, often with us at StÂ Andrews, while others seek competitive employment and commercial experience in the booming environmental consultancy sector. Some of our overseas graduates have moved into higher level policy positions in government agencies in their home countries. Graduates in Sustainable Aquaculture will typically pursue a career in higher level management, research and development or business development within the global aquaculture business. The programmes include aquaculture in all regions of the world and are particularly suited for those looking to focus on the rapidly growing Asian and South American markets.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marine Mammal Science is a challenging, but very interesting and rewarding course. I have gained broad knowledge in marine mammal science and marine biology in general and have greatly improved my analytical skills and critical thinking. Apart from being brilliant scientists, the staff are friendly and always willing to discuss ideas. I really do believe this course has made me a better scientist and a better conservation biologist.â&#x20AC;?

Biology

http:// biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/postgraduate

Biology

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Dolphin hunting fish at Chanonry Point, Scotland

MRes in Ecosystem-based Management of Marine Systems http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/pageset.aspx?psr=458

You study marine environments as integrated systems, exploring the interconnections between the physical environment, biodiversity and the impact of human activity and resource use. This holistic approach achieves a superior understanding of ecosystem goods-and-services and how to protect and manage marine systems. The programme is jointly organised and delivered by two internationally renowned organisations: the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) at the University of St Andrews and the Scottish Marine Institute (SMI) on the west coast near Oban. SMI and SOI capitalise on growing collaborative links between the University of St Andrews and institutes in the tropics, including James Cook University in Australia. The programme provides intensive expert tuition in physics, geochemistry, biology and ecology of marine systems with a strong practical and research basis. Laboratory and field practical work take place at field stations in the UK and Australia (Great Barrier Reef ), and include the use of the SMI research vessel MV Calanus. Students learn to use models and protocols to assess ecosystem health and the socioeconomic status of marine systems.

MRes in Marine Mammal Science http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/mms

The conservation of endangered marine mammal species and concordant management of marine resources, have gained prominent positions in public news items and the attention of both governmental and non-governmental agencies. The need to know more about the lives and behaviours of marine mammals, driven by many agendas, coincides with a period in which improving technology is facilitating novel ways to probe the marine environment, and learn more about its inhabitants. As a result, the rapidly developing, and highly topical, discipline of marine mammal science is an area in which many excellent biology graduates seek to conduct research. The MRes in Marine Mammal Science is the only researchoriented Masters degree in this popular subject worldwide. It is intended to prepare students fully for a professional career involved with the research into and conservation of marine mammals. It is, first and foremost, a programme in quantitative marine ecology and animal behaviour. The programme is led by members of the world-renowned NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) and draws on the wider marine expertise within the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI).

The first semester taught component of the programme is delivered at SOI in St Andrews (and in the tropics), with the second semester delivered at SMI in Oban.

Semester 1

Marine Systems Research Methods

2-3 Optional Modules

2 - 3 Optional Modules

Tropical Marine Systems Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function GIS for Environmental Management Quantitative Methods for Biology Statistical Modelling Cold Water Marine Systems Polar Ecology- A field course in Antarctica Management, Policy and Planning Advanced Modelling Impacts on Marine Ecosystems.

Quantative Methods for Biology

Population Biology of Marine Mammals Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals 2 Optional modules

Research Methods for Marine Mammal Science Summer

Ecosystem-based Management of Marine Resources Research Project (for MRes)

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Semester 2

Whole Year

Summer

Optional modules

Semester 1

Biology of Marine Mammals Case Studies in Marine Mammal Biology Statistical Modelling

Semester 2

Ecosystem-based Management of Marine Systems

Marine Mammal Science Research Project (for MRes) Optional modules • • • • •

Current Issues in Biologging Current Issues in Behaviour Predator Ecology in Polar Regions – a field course in Antarctica Advanced Bioacoustics for Marine Mammal Science Estimating Animal Abundance.

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Sustainable Aquaculture – Distance Learning http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/postgraduate/aquaculture

Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, with an average growth rate of over eight per cent per year for the past ten years. More than half of all the aquatic food species consumed are now produced from aquaculture and it is estimated that a further 40 million tonnes of aquatic food will be required by 2030 to supply the continuing increase in demand. The University of St Andrews in collaboration with The FishSite.com offer modular e-learning Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc programmes. The Programme Structures These modular programmes are taught part time via an online e-learning platform offering online tutorial support, direct email contact with tutors, video streams, and access to student bulletin boards. This structure allows students the maximum flexibility to complete their studies while continuing in their employment.

Compulsory module topics for all modes of study • • • •

Aquaculture and Fisheries Biology for Aquaculture Nutrition Health and Disease

Compulsory for PG Diploma and MSc and optional for PG Certificate • • •

Management, Husbandry and Sustainability Markets, Products, Processing and Food Safety Local and Global Impacts of Aquaculture

Optional modules for PG Diploma and MSc • • • • •

Breeding and Genetics Advanced Welfare and Ethics Recirculation Aquaculture Systems Ornamental and Aquaria Production Larval Rearing

Compulsory for MSc •

Research Dissertation

The award of Postgraduate Certificate requires 60 credits gained from a selection of taught modules. The Postgraduate Certificate provides a shorter programme focused either on vertebrate or invertebrate aquaculture species. The compulsory module topics are the same as the first four modules listed above, but specifically are focused on vertebrates or invertebrates. The Postgraduate Certificate is completed by taking two out of the three optional topics listed above. The award of Postgraduate Diploma requires 120 credits gained from taught modules over a two-year period and covers all aspects of aquaculture both vertebrate and invertebrate. The course consists of a series of compulsory core modules and a choice of five optional modules matched to students’ specific interests. The award of MSc requires 180 credits including 120 credits gained from taught modules (as for the Postgraduate Diploma) and 60 credits for a research dissertation. Entry into MSc will require students to have completed the Postgraduate Diploma and to have achieved satisfactory grades according to University policies.

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Chemistry

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/chemistry/prospective/pg

Chemistry

MSc (12 Months) Written Examinations, Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Chemical Science

MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Chemistry For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: chem-pg@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463800

Features The School of Chemistry has about 46 full-time academic staff, 20 technical staff a student popoulation of around 275 full-time equivalents with nearly 160 research postgraduates and over 80 postdoctoral researchers. Note: All prospective newcomers to the School are urged to establish contact as soon as possible. Competition for postgraduate places has been extremely buoyant of late and some positions are filled early in the academic year.

Postgraduate community Our size promotes a friendly atmosphere with a cross-flow of ideas while providing the depth and breadth necessary to pursue major scientific programmes at an international level. Around 250 publications are produced per year and there are very strong connections with industry across a range of research areas. We are particularly proud of our strong interdisciplinary links with materials, physics and biomolecular sciences. These collaborations often take place through interdisciplinary research centres such as the Centre for Advanced Materials, the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, the Centre of Magnetic Resonance and the Organic Semiconductor Centre. There is an active student-based Chemical Society which hosts guest speakers and organises social events throughout the year. Chemical research has a long and distinguished history at StÂ Andrews. Chemistry has been taught as a subject since 1811 and the first Professorship in Chemistry was established in 1840. Nobel prize winners Sir Robert Robinson and Sir Norman Haworth carried out their most important research at StÂ Andrews.

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Chemistry

Facilities

MSc in Chemical Science

The Purdie Building and the adjoining Biomolecular Sciences building and the brand-new Biomedical Sciences Research complex offer excellent accommodation and facilities for teaching and research in some of the most modern and well-equipped laboratories in the UK.

This MSc programme is designed for those students and professionals who have a degree in Chemistry or an allied subject.

The School has major facilities across the full spectrum of Chemistry, including NMR (both solution and solidstate), X-ray crystallography (single-crystal, powder and macromolecular), electron microscopy, catalyst evaluation, analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, computational chemistry and surface science, together with all the standard chemical evaluation techniques. The School of Chemistry also houses its own library containing all of the major books required for postgraduate research work. Comprehensive online access to journals and national and international databases is available.

Careers Chemistry Masters graduates have gone on to successful careers in the chemical industry with companies such as BP, Shell, Johnson Matthey, Siemens and the pharmaceutical industry e.g. GSK, Pfizer, Astra Zeneca. Many also continue in academic life, pursuing a research-based PhD in universities or research institutions in the UK, Europe, North America, Japan and others worldwide. Other career routes outwith a research environment include scientific publishing, patent law, forensic science, and IT and energy consultancy.

The course is broadly based with flexibility for you to choose from a wide range of modules. Educational aims of the programme include introducing modern Chemical Science concepts and techniques, exploring further advanced researchled topics through a range of option modules and to equip you with a range of analytical, critical, and communication skills. A key aspect of the programme is undertaking a significant research project for your dissertation. Through this research project you are able to develop skills in one of many areas aligned with the research interests of the School of Chemistry; for example catalysis, surface science, energy materials, chemical biology, synthetic chemistry or structural chemistry.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Integrating Chemistry Literature Review for MSc 3 Optional modules from List A

Research Skills 4 Optional modules from List B

Whole Year Contemporary Research Awareness Summer Research project for MSc List A – Semester 1 Options • • • • •

Homogeneous Catalysis Asymmetric Synthesis Advanced Spectroscopic Methods Nanostructured Materials Processing of Materials

List B – Semester 2 Options • • • • • • • • • •

Advanced Ligand Design Advanced Molecular Inorganic Chemistry Blockbuster Solids Natural Products, Biosynthesis and Enzyme Cofactors Reactive Intermediates Chemical Biology Molecular Recognition Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis Chemical Applications of Electronic Structure Calculations Energy Conservation and Storage

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Classics MLitt (One Year)

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/classics/prospective/pg

Classics

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Ancient History Classical Studies Greek Greek and Latin Latin

Postgraduate Diploma (Nine Months)

Features

Coursework

Ancient History Classical Studies Greek Greek and Latin Latin

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MPhil (Two Years)

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Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Ancient History Classical Studies Greek Greek and Latin Latin

There are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Entry Requirements A good honours degree in a relevant discipline is normally required, though we do sometimes admit students from nonstandard backgrounds.

Contact E: classpg@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462608 (am) / 462600 (pm)

One of the largest Classics Schools in the UK with 17 permanent members of staff. Between 8 and 20 taught postgraduates admitted each year, with a postgraduate community numbering over 30. Friendly but academically challenging departmental ethos. The School of Classics is housed in the centre of the town, adjacent to the University Library, with views out to St Andrews Bay. Vibrant conference and workshop programme. Excellent collections in the University Library, as well as a dedicated class library in the School building. Beginners’ courses in Greek and Latin available if you need to acquire a classical language as part of your training for subsequent research.

Postgraduate community Our postgraduate community has come together from all over the world. Most choose to come here because of the international reputation of one or more of our academic staff. Others have been attracted by the School’s position at the cutting edge in a number of fields, including late antique literature and history, Greek and Roman drama, archaeology, historiography, ancient science and philosophy. We provide a supportive but rigorous intellectual environment where postgraduates enjoy frequent and intensive tuition from a world-class team of classicists. Many of our MLitt postgraduate students go on to do PhDs at universities in the UK and beyond, while others are working in different fields where the skills they acquired here are invaluable. We have a strong tradition of integrating all postgraduates into a welcoming and lively environment where regular contact between staff and students is given high priority. An established programme of weekly research seminars allows students and staff to keep in touch with the latest ideas in the field with speakers coming from St Andrews, other institutions in the UK and from overseas. Postgraduate students also hold regular seminars that offer valuable experience in presenting work to fellow students and to staff, providing opportunities to share work and exchange ideas. The School has its own Library, with 24/7 access for our postgraduate students, supplementing the University Library’s major holdings of books and periodicals; the University also provides access to a wide range of important electronic resources, which include JSTOR (an online archive of leading scholarly journals), Oxford Scholarship Online in Classical Studies, TLG, L’Année philologique and many others.

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Taught programmes All the taught programmes in classical subjects maintain very high academic rigour with maximum flexibility for you. They offer an excellent opportunity to develop research skills, and to prepare for a doctorate, by choosing from a broad range of modules. Generic skills-based training is delivered through the compulsory core modules; these are taught via fortnightly twohour seminars covering a range of topics and methodologies which are essential to research in the relevant field. These modules offer a variety of assessments geared towards research skills training, for example, a book review, reports on research seminars, essays, an oral presentation. There is a choice of modules related to your intended field of research; there is some flexibility, allowing most students the option of taking one module, where appropriate, from a programme other than their own within the School. These 30-credit thematic modules are taught through directed reading and a fortnightly one-hour tutorial. They are assessed by either two 3,000-word essays or commentaries or one 6,000-word essay or commentary. You may choose to take an intensive language course in beginners’ Greek or Latin. These language modules are taught via a daily one-hour class (four per week) and are assessed through four class tests across the semester and a final exam. Class sizes The core module is taught in seminars of 5 – 10 students; thematic modules are taught in groups of 1 – 5 students. Language modules are in groups of 10 – 20 students.

Careers

“St Andrews was my very first encounter with the UK university system and the academically rigorous atmosphere of Classics made me want to stay around longer. My MLitt programme was intense, but extremely stimulating, providing an excellent opportunity to work together with great people and at the same time challenge myself in a new environment. The beautiful scenery, cosy but socially lively atmosphere of the town and – above all – the inspiring dynamics of the School (including postgraduates and the staff) made this year an unforgettable experience and was essential for my subsequent progress into PhD.”

Laura (Tallin, Estonia) MLitt Classical Studies

Many of our recent taught postgraduate students have gone on to study for a PhD in the UK or the USA, but others have used our Masters degrees as an intellectual foundation for diverse professional careers, such as teaching in schools, law, or museum curatorship.

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MLitt in Classical Studies

MLitt in Ancient History

Whole Year Themes and Methods in Ancient History – core module Semester 2

30-credit option

20-credit Greek or Latin language module*

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30-credit option

20-credit Greek or Latin language module*

15,000-word Dissertation

Students choosing the language modules take both, and only one 30-credit option

An opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of particular aspects of the history and / or archaeology of the cultures and societies of ancient Greece and Rome. An excellent training in the discipline of ancient history.

The compulsory core module provides instruction in the skills appropriate to postgraduate study in ancient history, and offers an introduction to research opportunities and various methodologies currently used in the field. Two further semester-long option modules offer considerable freedom to explore the specific areas of the subject that most interest you. Your tutor, armed with expertise in the field, will provide overall direction and guidance. There is no prior language requirement for the programmes in Ancient History, but beginners’ courses in Greek and Latin are available if you need to acquire a classical language as part of your training for subsequent research.

Sample Option Modules Integrated Study Abroad (Rome) Greek and Roman Warfare Religion and Society in the Ancient Greek World The Beginnings of Rome The Emperor Constantine and the World of Late Antiquity The Archaeology of Religion in Greece (Prehistoric to Late Antique) • Tyranny and Kingship in the Ancient Mediterranean • • • • • •

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Our MLitt programme in Ancient History offers: •

Themes and Methods in Classics – core module

Semester 1

20-credit Greek or Latin language module*

Whole Year

Students choosing the language modules take both, and only one 30-credit option. The language modules are compulsory unless you already have a working knowledge of one ancient language.

Our MLitt programme in Classical Studies offers: • • • • • • •

An opportunity to develop specialist knowledge about aspects of the classical world or its reception. Instruction in the skills appropriate to postgraduate study in Classical Studies. An excellent training in the discipline of classical studies. An introduction to various methodologies currently used in the field, and research opportunities. Regular tutorials with a tutor who is an expert in the field and provides overall direction and guidance. If you have no previous knowledge of Greek or Latin, you must take an intensive course in Greek or Latin language (two modules of 20 credits each). Students required to take beginners’ language modules take one thematic module in addition. Students exempt from beginners’ languages take two thematic modules.

Sample of Classical Studies Option Modules • • • •

Research Training: Special Topic 1 The Ancient and Modern Novel Plato on Democracy and Tyranny The Culture of Roman Imperialism

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MLitt in Greek / Latin / Greek and Latin

Whole Year Themes and Methods in Classics – core module Semester 1

30-credit option

20-credit beginners’ Greek or Latin language module*

Semester 2 30-credit option 20-credit beginners’ Greek or Latin language module* Summer

15,000-word Dissertation *

Students choosing the language modules take both, and only one 30-credit option.

Our MLitt programmes in Greek, Latin and Greek and Latin are for those who have studied at least one of these languages at Honours level. They offer: • • • • • •

An opportunity to study the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome at a deeper level, either specialising in Greek or Latin, or taking both together. Excellent training in the disciplines of Greek literature and language and/or Latin literature and language. Instruction in the skills appropriate to postgraduate study in Greek and Latin literature in the original language. An introduction to various methodologies currently used in the field, as well as research opportunities. Regular tutorials with a tutor who is an expert in the field, and provides overall direction and guidance. If you have studied only one of the languages previously you may take a beginners’ course in the other.

“Although the MLitt is a taught programme, it also provided scope for a lot of individual research and I was able to focus on topics that interested me the most. This acted as a fantastic step to learning the discipline needed for the PhD programme, along with the research seminars that brought together all the postgraduates. The variety of people makes St Andrews an interesting place to study and the range of societies means that I never have nothing to do!”

Hannah (Yarm, North Yorkshire, England) MLitt Greek and Latin

Sample Greek Option Modules • • •

Greek Language Greek Tragedy and Athenian Culture Greek Aesthetics

Sample Latin Option Modules • •

Late Imperial Literature Literature in the Reign of Nero

The optional modules vary annually and reflect current staff research interests. The online Course Catalogue is amended / updated regularly; see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue For a complete list of the modules currently available, see the School’s Postgraduate web page (www.st-andrews.ac.uk/classics/prospective/pg/taught/), or email the School (classpg@st-andrews.ac.uk).

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Computer Science

Computer Science MSc (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Advanced Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computing and Information Technology Human Computer Interaction Information Technology Management and Information Technology Networks and Distributed Systems Software Engineering

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Dependable Software Systems For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: msc-admin-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463251

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Our student:staff ratio is excellent at around 9:1. The School admits approximately 60 taught postgraduate students every year. The School has an emphasis on teaching quality and outstanding research. It is located in purpose-built buildings with over 50 academic and research staff. We use a wide variety of teaching methods in addition to traditional lectures, with an emphasis on personal and small group teaching. Practical teaching takes place within the two Computer Science buildings, with larger lectures in dedicated lecture facilities in adjacent science buildings. You will have 24-hour access to all laboratories, with full wireless Internet access throughout. We have a departmental seminar series and distinguished lecture programme along with dedicated Systems and Human Computer Interaction seminar series. Our excellent teaching and research facilities include a wide range of state-of-the-art computers and operating environments. Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews scores highly in student satisfaction surveys. The School is one of the hosts of The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) and we have staff leading different themes within it.

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“What I really like about our School is the friendly atmosphere. The lecturers are always there for you, ready to hear your questions, issues or suggestions. When I came here I didn’t have any academic background in Information Technology, but thanks to the support of not only the lecturers but also of my fellow students I’m having the most amazing and successful university experience.”

Magdalena

(Bulgaria) MSc Information Technology

Postgraduate community

Financial assistance for taught courses

The School of Computer Science at St Andrews is an internationally excellent research School with broad interests in theoretical and practical Computer Science. We have a long history of postgraduate training and research, and graduates from St Andrews are successful in industry and universities throughout the world.

Student Awards Agency for Scotland (MSc): A loan from SAAS is expected to be available to cover fees and subsistence for our taught courses for a range of applicants: students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland and have not been funded at a postgraduate level by SAAS before; students who have been funded by SAAS for their undergraduate degree; students who are EU nationals and have not previously been funded by other UK education authorities. See: www.saas.gov.uk

The School has 30 academic staff, including 8 professors in the research areas of Artificial Intelligence, Symbolic Computation, Human Computer Interaction, Networks and Distributed Systems and Systems Engineering.

Facilities We have excellent teaching and research laboratories, well equipped with Windows, Linux and Macintosh systems, as well as specialised high-speed networking and monitoring equipment and three clusters for computationally intensive activities. We also have a dedicated HCI laboratory with specialist equipment including a Microsoft Surface 2 and 1, DiamondTouch, Eye Tracker, Optitrack and a range of mobile, tablet and novel interface technologies. We welcome applications from enthusiastic, well-qualified and highly motivated students who are interested in developing their knowledge of the discipline. Taught students have the opportunity to take part in various local research activities such as seminars, distinguished lectures and supervised dissertation work.

Class sizes Lectures: 5 – 30 Some tutorials and labs are in groups of less than ten and all MSc students complete individually supervised projects.

Scottish International Scholarship: This is an outstanding opportunity for students from India or the People’s Republic of China. The award covers tuition fees, subsistence, return air travel, and you have the opportunity to work in Scotland after the end of your MSc. See: www.scotlandscholarship.com The School of Computer Science offers tuition fee scholarships for 2014 entry. These awards are for students classified as overseas for fee purposes. The available awards are: • •

2 full scholarships each providing 100% of tuition fees. 6 partial scholarships each providing 15% of tuition fees. This will equate to around £2,000 per award.

You must apply for these awards by 31 May 2014. To apply, please provide a written statement, no more than one page long, indicating why you feel you should be considered for a scholarship. This statement should be submitted by email to msc-admin-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk. The scholarships will be based on academic excellence. Unless you have accepted an offer of a place on one of our programmes by the closing date, we will not be able to consider your application for a scholarship. For up-to-date scholarship information, see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/financialinformation/ pgscholarships See also page 14 for financial assistance available to all students.

Careers Taught postgraduate degrees in Computer Science produce graduates who are well equipped to pursue careers at the forefront of technology. Our recent graduates have gone on to work in a variety of global, commercial, financial and research institutions, including recently: Amadeus, Amazon, Atlas, Avaloq, Barclays, Capricorn Ventis, FactSet, Hailo, Hitachi Data System, Microsoft, OpenBet and Symantec.

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The MSc Programmes We offer specialist MSc Computer Science degrees in Artificial Intelligence, Networks and Distributed Systems and Software Engineering. We also offer the more general MSc in Advanced Computer Science, and part of the Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems. These degrees provide the chance to study advanced topics in Computer Science in a vibrant community of world-class researchers, and require applicants to have a good first degree in Computer Science. We also offer MSc degrees in Human Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Computing & Information Technology and Management & Information Technology. These are open to graduates in all disciplines. All of our MSc degrees follow a portfolio structure in which you take a designated set of core modules, together with a range of others selected from a common pool. All MSc students take a Core Skills module, covering various essential academic skills. If you are on any of the Computer Science degrees you also take an Object-Oriented Programming module, to ensure that you have the requisite programming skills to cope with the coursework in the modules that follow. If you are on the specialist degree programmes you take a number of designated modules appropriate to your particular specialism. With careful module choice, it is sometimes possible to keep open several different specialist options until the second semester. During the final three months of the course, you undertake an extended individual project agreed with staff, culminating in writing a substantial dissertation. If you are enrolled on the specialist degrees you must undertake projects in your chosen areas.

MSc in Advanced Computer Science This programme delivers specialist study of computer science at an advanced, research-led level. You have the opportunity to develop and use a range of specialised research skills and methods, and engage directly with advanced topics including, for example, artificial intelligence, networks and distributed systems and software engineering. You also formulate and execute a significant investigative project in order to consolidate and extend your specialist knowledge and critical thinking. MSc in Artificial Intelligence This programme has similar high-level outcomes to Advanced Computer Science, while offering the opportunity to focus on topics in Artificial Intelligence, including, for example, logic, constraint programming, language processing, machine learning and neural networks. MSc in Computing and Information Technology This programme provides you with an advanced understanding of Computing and Information Technology. The programme develops a critical understanding of the issues associated with using computing systems and their impact on business processes and project management. As well as developing an appreciation of theoretical and research aspects in the field, you acquire practical and evaluative skills in using computing technologies, and developing and maintaining computing systems. The programme also provides the opportunity to develop programming skills, allowing the possibility of undertaking a programming-related dissertation project.

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MSc in Networks and Distributed Systems This programme has similar high-level outcomes to Advanced Computer Science, while offering the opportunity to focus on topics in Networks and Distributed Systems, including, for example, network protocols and technologies, mobile systems, multimedia and distributed systems. MSc in Software Engineering This programme has similar high-level outcomes to Advanced Computer Science, while offering the opportunity to focus on topics in Software Engineering, including, for example, software reuse, agile development, software architecture and critical systems engineering. MSc in Human Computer Interaction This programme provides you with an introduction to Human Computer Interaction. The programme develops a critical understanding and advocacy of the user in the development, evaluation, and deployment of technologies. In addition to foundational knowledge of human computer interaction and user-centred design, you acquire practical skills in the process and practice of prototyping and implementation of interactive computing systems along with evaluative skills in the qualitative and quantitative research methods used in evaluation in HCI. MSc in Management and Information Technology This joint programme is supported by the School of Computer Science and School of Management, providing you with an advanced understanding of the issues associated with Management and Information Technology. You undertake a dissertation project supervised in the School of Computer Science, on a topic relevant to both Management and IT. MSc in Information Technology This programme provides you with an advanced understanding of the issues associated with using Information Technology systems and their impact on business processes and project management. As well as developing an appreciation of theoretical and research aspects in the field, you acquire practical and evaluative skills in using and maintaining Information Technology systems.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;StÂ Andrews has equipped me with the hunger for solving complex problems in new unique ways. Being a postgraduate student here is an invigorating experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. I have been motivated, challenged and pushed out of my comfort zone every single day. I am thankful for all of it, because in the end it has made me a much better computer scientist. The School gathers the best academics from around the world, shapes the young leaders in the field of technology and teaches us the valuable lesson that no problem is too hard. I am proud to be a part of that academic community which lives up to its motto Ever to excel.â&#x20AC;?

Zahari (Bulgaria) MSc Advanced Computer Science

Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Engineering This programme provides graduates with knowledge, skill and in-depth technical understanding of the key concepts required to design and build dependable software systems. This is achieved by bringing together the theory and practice of software development and, in particular, through participation in research-driven and commercially relevant projects. The programme aims to equip graduates with a solid grounding in the logical reasoning and problem-solving skills needed for a career in a software industry.

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MLitt (One Year)

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Bible and the Contemporary World (part time, by Distance Learning, also full time, St Andrews based) Biblical Languages and Literature (UPDATED) Scripture and Theology Systematic and Historical Theology Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA)

Scotland’s oldest university offers a rich heritage of academic excellence in theology extending from its founding in 1413. Probably the two most important factors in choosing a place for advanced study are the academic staff and the research environment.

MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Divinity Direct entry into the second year of the MPhil programme is allowed in exceptional cases. There is no coursework preceding the writing of the 40,000-word dissertation. Please contact the Divinity Postgraduate Office (E: divinity@st-andrews.ac.uk). For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: divinity@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462850

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Divinity has 20 members of staff undertaking research in a wide range of specialisms, an undergraduate student population of around 100 full-time equivalents, and 90 postgraduates, of whom 20-30 are in MLitt programmes. The School admits around 50 postgraduate students each year, of whom 20-30 are in MLitt programmes. A closely-knit community of academics and postgraduates provides a context in which to engage in stimulating theological explorations. Taught Masters students have their own study space in the Baillie Room at St Mary’s College on South Street. St Andrews has, in the last decade, gathered one of the most outstanding communities of internationally-renowned scholars to be found in any British university. Four weekly seminars covering: Biblical Studies; Religion and Politics; Theology, Imagination and the Arts; Systematic Theology; also regular workshops on the theme of Scripture and Theology. Intellectual abilities are promoted as part of a broad package of development, including the enhancement of effective communication and leadership skills, in preparation for your future career. The School is home to the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts and The Institute for Bible, Theology and Hermeneutics.

Class sizes MLitt taught classes: 6 – 12

Postgraduate community The School of Divinity promotes a friendly atmosphere with a cross-flow of ideas between the disciplines, while providing the depth and breadth necessary to ground the pursuit of scholarly activity at an international level. Our biggest asset is not our distinguished history or our fine facilities but rather our people – both staff and students.. St Andrews might seem far away from distractions of many sorts, but it is a popular place for visiting scholars: we have welcomed visitors ranging from Bruce McCormack (Princeton) to Emanuel Tov (Jerusalem).

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“St Mary’s College has been a wonderful place for me to grow in my understanding and love of the Bible. I especially appreciate how many of the staff model an approach to Biblical Studies that is simultaneously broad and deep. Beyond its academic merits, St Mary’s is a very easy place to make lasting friendships because of how staff and existing students seek to build relationships with incoming students. Finally, I have been deeply encouraged by the School’s constant and earnest effort to make students’ experience a positive one.”

Timothy (San Luis Obispo, California, USA) Recent MLitt graduate

St Mary’s College

Careers

Theology has been taught in the University since its earliest days. As the seat of the Archbishop of St Andrews, the primate of the mediaeval Scottish Church, the city of St Andrews was for many centuries the centre of church life in Scotland. During the crucial time of the Reformation, St Andrews was at the heart of much of the action, witnessing the capture of John Knox by French Catholic forces and not only a few martyrdoms but also the passionate debating of key theological issues.

The close contacts of many St Andrews staff with North America, including regular attendance at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, provide an important network for aiding graduates in finding academic positions. This is strengthened by our own alumni who have, over many decades, become established in teaching positions in the United States and Canada.

St Mary’s College – the youngest of the University’s colleges – was founded in 1538, just before the main effect of the Reformation in St Andrews. Following the Reformation, it was re-founded in 1579, and it was then that the theological teaching from the other colleges was concentrated in St Mary’s College alone. It became the home of the Divinity Faculty in the University, and so it has remained to the present day. The fine sixteenth-century buildings of the College are grouped around two sides of a spacious quadrangle. Despite its stately setting, St Mary’s is a lively part of the University community and one to which many students have great loyalty. The College Society, run by the students, organises social events throughout the year.

Library resources

MLitt in Biblical Languages and Literature

As a result of enjoying copyright status during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the University is rich in theological, historical and biblical works from that period. In more recent times, the University has further developed its library resources, strategically investing in key publications for research and teaching. In addition to the holdings in the University Library, Divinity has a further collection of its books housed in the King James Library which adjoins the College quadrangle and study facilities are also available here.

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Focus on the reading of biblical manuscripts and the use of the apparati of most critical editions of the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint and the New Testament. Emphasis on a critically and historically informed study of biblical traditions and their textual development. Contextualise the various methods and sources employed in Biblical scholarship in order to facilitate the use of textual investigations in your broader Biblical, historical and theological research. Through Optional modules, pursue these textual studies within the larger context of a critical understanding of the major themes of the Bible.

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Students have access to all the University facilities: sporting facilities, including sailing, golf or mountaineering, to name but a few; the debating club; the performing arts and film; music, which is particularly strong in the University; and social and political clubs of all kinds. There is a lively Chaplaincy Centre and there are also denominational and other Christian societies and groups representing other faiths (such as the Muslim Society or the Pagan Religions Society). On Sundays the University holds an ecumenical service at which prominent people from all branches of the Christian church are invited to preach in the University’s St Salvator’s Chapel.

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Semester 2

Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament

Hebrew Readings

Greek Readings 1 Option module from List

1 Option module from List 2 Option module from List

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation

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MLitt in Scripture and Theology

MLitt in Systematic and Historical Theology

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For those with a background in theology and biblical studies, deepen your understanding of the relationship between the Bible and both historical and modern theology. Bridge the gap between the previous study of biblical literature and the pursuit of systematic and historical theology with a focused theological curriculum integrating all three. Engage in an indepth study of the method and central themes of biblical theology in a focused semester. Prepare for further advanced research work in the area of biblical theology of either Testament and Hermaneutics.

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This programme offers students with a background in theology and Biblical studies the opportunity to engage at a high level with the study of Christian doctrine in its historical context and systematic expression. A range of optional modules provide the opportunity to examine the historical development and present expression of a number of core doctrines, and to examine the theological contribution of some major figures in the tradition. The programme also permits some cross-over into areas of Biblical interpretation.

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History of Biblical Interpretation

Semester 2

The Origins of Christian Theology

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Semester 2

The Origins of Christian Theology 2 Option modules from List

Hebrew Readings

OR Biblical Hermeneutics

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3 Option modules from List Summer

15,000-word Dissertation 1 Option module from List Summer

15,000-word Dissertation

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Biblical Hermeneutics Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language Hebrew 2 New Testament Greek 1 New Testament Greek 2: Advanced Grammar and Exegetical Applications Christian Doctrine and the Arts Religious Experience and Aesthetic Theory The Origins of Christian Theology A Selected Modern Theologian A Selected Patristic Theologian The Doctrine of the Trinity Theological Anthropology Christology

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Alden (London, England) MLitt Systematic and Historical Theology

MLitt in Theology, Imagination and The Arts

Bible and the Contemporary World

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Part-Time by Distance Learning: MLitt and PGDip (Postgraduate Diploma)

A broad-based introduction to postgraduate work in the field of theology and the arts. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itia/mlittrationale

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1 Semester 2

Theological Engagements with the Arts: Rationales, Methods and Texts

Christian Doctrines and the Arts

Religious Experience and Aesthetic Theory

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Summer 15,000-word Dissertation

Entry is available September or January. Interdisciplinary between biblical and theological studies, and between these and various other human disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Substantial use of an internet-based virtual learning environment. A short study conference held at the University at the start of each module. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/admissions/pg/distance

A full-time (one year) version is also available with participation in distance learning and campus-based modules, see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/admissions/pg/mlittres/bcw Three modules from the following list (a selection of which will be available each year) • • • • • • • •

The Bible and Contemporary Issues Theology, Art and Politics Theology and Culture Citizenship: A Practical Theological Exploration The Book of Revelation Public Theology Weathering the Storm: Suffering and the Bible The Bible and Diversity

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“St Mary’s College is an intimate community of dedicated staff and bright students. There is often a common sense of purpose and this makes it a great place to study. My time here has introduced me to new themes, approaches and people. One of the most valuable things at St Mary’s is the low student-staff ratio. Seminars tend to be small and thoughtprovoking and staff are very willing to meet up one to one with students to discuss seminar topics or research.”

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Economics & Finance

Economics & Finance MSc (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Economics (ECN) Finance (FIN) Money, Banking and Finance (MBF) For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

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Our full staff complement is 33, including 10 Professors, 6 Readers or Senior Lecturers, and 14 Lecturers, Teaching Fellows, Research Fellows and Research Assistants, including those supported by research grants. We admit about 100 taught postgraduate students each year. We have specialist strengths in Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Finance and Microeconomics. We help you to enhance your analytical and decisionmaking abilities by providing training in problem solving, specifically through the use of quantitative and modelbased methods of analysis. The School has a regular programme of seminars for external speakers and several internal staff workshops. For all MSc programmes, entry is competitive and entrance standards are high. If you have limited previous knowledge of Economics and Finance in the medium of English you may need to take a pre-Masters year of study in Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews in the ELT Centre (see page 16).

The aim of our programmes is to develop the personal and intellectual qualities of our students, so that you have a learning experience that will enhance your ability to understand the modern world. This learning experience will foster skills such as clear thinking, analytical ability and creative work in a variety of commercial and institutional contexts.

Postgraduate community Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews has a tradition in Economics and Finance, dating back over one hundred years. Today, we have a large and wellestablished group of staff who are active in teaching, research and publishing in economics and finance, over a broad range of topics. All staff are actively engaged in research and publication. Research students are expected to take a full part in our seminar and workshop activities. The School of Economics & Finance is located in Castlecliffe, a beautiful listed building of Edwardian mansion design, on The Scores, overlooking Stâ&#x20AC;ŻAndrews Bay. Economics and Finance are broad and important research fields which make contact with almost all aspects of human activity: running a business, purchasing stocks and bonds, managing a charity, taking on a job, getting married, regulating an industry, administering a loan and so on. Despite this diversity the key concept is simple: economic agents are self-seeking and this simple and unifying concept can be rigorously applied in many areas of research. These extend from core areas like macroeconomics, the business enterprise, and household behaviour, to areas such as innovation, taxation, the environment, quality of life, financial markets, the business cycle and inflation. Such research allows free rein to new ideas, of the theoretical, experimental and empirical variety.

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Teaching The modules are delivered in lecture mode, augmented by tutorials, seminars, or computer lab work, as appropriate to the material. The specific syllabus is chosen in consultation with your Director. Performance is appraised by both continuous assessment and also examinations which occur at the end of each semester. Students who complete the taught component, but not the dissertation, are eligible for a Postgraduate Diploma. Each module typically has twenty lecture contact hours, and four seminar/ workshop/ tutorial contact hours (there is some variation by specific module design). Assessment is typically: 50% by continuous assessment, and 50% by twohour examination (there is some variation in format by module design). Intensive independent study is expected of all students.

Careers

“St Andrews is really an amazing place for macroeconomics and finance study. Engaging lectures and various seminars There is a long-standing tradition of our graduates working in a wide variety of challenging and rewarding posts, in economics, lay a solid foundation of monetary policy and finance finance, commerce, insurance, industry, academia, diplomatic theories. I can discuss the current global issues with service, and banking. They work in the UK, Europe, and North classmates of diverse backgrounds, which pushes me to America, and more frequently in locations such as China, Taiwan, apply the theories to the dynamic world. Also, economic Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand. forums and various business-related societies provide lots Graduates in Economics and Finance from St Andrews of talks and activities. I find myself challenged every day. It have included: Professor Sir Alan Peacock, Professor Ian is a fantastic academic journey.” Wooton, Professor Grant Baird, Professor Sheila Dow, Sir John Cowperthwaite, Alex Pratt OBE, Alex Salmond First Minister.

Jinying (Guangzhou, China) MSc Money, Banking and Finance

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MSc in Economics

MSc in Finance (FIN)

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Advanced training in essential elements of an economics Masters degree (macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics and mathematical economics). A range of specialist options that reflect the interests of staff in the School. A good foundation in the core, whilst also providing topics from the options useful for future study or employment.

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Macroeconomics Microeconomics

Develop high analytical ability. Obtain transferable technical skills in empirical financial modelling. Become knowledgeable about the functioning and rationale of leading financial institutions both in the UK and abroad. Pursue advanced studies in finance and cognate areas, allied to our strong tradition of our graduates working in the financial community. Recent career destinations of graduates include financial accounting, commercial banking, merchant banking, fund management, financial services, and higher degree studies.

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Semester 2 Econometric Methods and Applications

2 Options from: Game Theory, Econometric Time Series Analysis, Expectations and Learning in Macroeconomics,

Mathematical Economics

Industrial Organisation, International Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy Summer

Semester 1

Semester 2

Investment Analysis

Corporate Finance

Financial Econometrics

1 Option from: Corporate Governance and Risk,

International Finance

Mergers and Acquisitions,

Financial Intermediation,

Risk Management Summer

15,000-word Dissertation Class Sizes: Lectures: ~10 Laboratories: ~10

Portfolio Theory and Management

15,000-word Dissertation Class Sizes: Lectures: ~50 Laboratories: ~20

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Economics & Finance

MSc in Money, Banking and Finance (MBF) • • •

Develop high analytical ability. Obtain transferable technical skills in empirical modelling. Become knowledgeable about: the functioning and rationale of leading financial institutions, commercial and central banking, and the conduct and impact of monetary policy upon the financial system. Develop analytical skills and competence with empirical tools (including spreadsheet modelling and, optionally, econometric modelling). Receive detailed instruction on money and banking institutions, and financial markets. Career destinations include commercial and central banking, investment banking, financial management, accounting and finance, assurance, insurance, actuarial science, venture capital, private equity, corporate finance, economic, industrial and management consultancy.

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Semester 1

Semester 2

Money and Banking

Monetary Policy

Financial Econometrics

Financial Intermediation

1 Option from: Portfolio Theory and Management,

Corporate Governance

International Finance and Risk,

Risk Management,

Mergers and Acquisitions Summer

“This University has an open intellectual atmosphere with a long history. In the School of Economics & Finance, it is not difficult to find professional teachers and brilliant students. Seminars and conferences are held by famous scholars and economists from all over the world which definitely broaden your outlook. The course has given me the big picture about the banking industry and furthers my understanding of the banking system, mechanism and operation. It has also improved my ability with regard to quantitative analysis, which is helpful for my future career.”

Yu (Zhejiang, China) MSc Money, Banking and Finance

15,000-word Dissertation Class Sizes: Lectures: ~25 Laboratories: ~12

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English MLitt (One Year)

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/english/postgraduate

English

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Creative Writing Mediaeval English Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture Romantic / Victorian Studies Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture Women, Writing and Gender

Features

MPhil (Two Years with Taught and Research components)

Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Students follow the taught component of one of our MLitts (see above) for their first year and then research and write an MPhil thesis in their second. MPhil applicants should apply through the research degree application route. School of English staff also contribute to the teaching of the MLitt in Mediaeval Studies run by The St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS) – see History entry. For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: pgeng@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462668

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The School of English currently has 30 permanent members of staff, in addition to Teaching Fellows, Honorary Lecturers/ Senior Lecturers, and Honorary Professors. The School admits around 35 new taught postgraduate students each year. Research excellence in all periods of English literature from Old English to the present day: in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise 70% of our research was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent. Members of the School include winners of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, Whitbread Prize, T S Eliot Prize for Poetry, the Forward Poetry Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Canongate Prize, the Petrarca Preis, the Prix Zepter Prize and a Commonwealth Writers Prize for fiction. Varied programme of published writers and academics as visiting speakers, giving you the chance to meet some of the leading figures in your field. St Andrews is one of only three universities outside the USA in the Folger Institute consortium. The University has one of the highest concentrations of mediaevalists in the UK, united by the St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS). The School is home to the Cambridge University Press edition of Virginia Woolf edited by Susan Sellers and Jane Goldman (University of Glasgow), making St Andrews a prestigious international centre for Woolf studies. The School offers Creative Writing classes taught by some of the most highly regarded novelists, poets and playwrights in the UK – John Burnside, Robert Crawford, Lesley Glaister, Zinnie Harris, Don Paterson, Jacob Polley and Susan Sellers.

Postgraduate community The School has a vibrant postgraduate community of around 100 students (full- and part-time) with a dedicated postgraduate administrator who manages and advises on all postgraduate matters from admissions queries to PhD vivas, ensuring continuity for both postgraduates and staff. Postgraduates meet regularly at the School’s Postgraduate Forum and at various voluntary seminar series organised by English or other Schools within the Faculty of Arts. The crossfertilisation of ideas between traditional literary / theoretical research and creative writing provides a uniquely stimulating environment supporting the usual individual meetings between postgraduate students and their supervisors. All taught postgraduates have access to research funds to help offset the costs of attending conferences or other research libraries.

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English

Facilities

Additional application information

The teaching rooms and staff offices of the School of English are housed in two nineteenth-century stone buildings, Castle House and Kennedy Hall, opposite St Andrews Castle and overlooking the sea. 66 North Street, the School’s dedicated Centre for Research Students, is only a few minutes’ walk away. The encouragement of postgraduate study is a special concern of ours, and the number of postgraduate students has grown markedly in recent years. 66 North Street offers bench rooms with PC workstations for all postgraduates, both taught and research. This lovely nineteenth-century building also has a wellused kitchen, common room and sunny garden.

All MLitt applicants should submit a sample of written work of around 2,000 words. This must be a critical academic essay (or extract) related to the proposed field of study. Applicants for the MLitt programme in Creative Writing should also include a typed portfolio of original verse or prose (around 10 poems or 10-15 pages of prose).

The University Library has outstanding resources for research in English. The Copyright Deposit Collection contains approximately 40,000 volumes, covering the whole subject area from 1709 to 1837, and approximately 5,000 volumes of periodicals which ceased publication before 1841. Some of this material is not held in the National Library of Scotland. The collection therefore offers an impressive range of opportunities for research in eighteenth-century literature, the Scottish Enlightenment and Romanticism. The University Library subscribes to a wide variety of online databases, including JISC Historic Books for access to early printed books to 1800, and Defining Gender 1450-1910 for material supporting the School’s work in gender and sexuality studies.

Funding: investing in your future

Class sizes Numbers in our MLitt programmes range from c. 3 to 12 students. This allows for extremely high levels of individual attention.

In addition, all applicants should submit a Supplementary Application Form in place of a personal statement. The form may be downloaded from the website at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ english/postgraduate/applying/documents

The School of English normally offers a small number of its own awards for suitably qualified applicants who have been accepted for an MLitt. These are open to both home/EU and overseas students. Up-to-date information can be found at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/english/postgraduate/funding Recent School of English taught postgraduate students have also succeeded in obtaining funding from a variety of external sources in order to study here, including the Ransome Trust and Scotland’s Saltire Scholarship fund. Details of these and other scholarship opportunities and initiatives can be found on the University’s scholarships web pages: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/ financialinformation/pgscholarships

Compulsory module to all programmes Literary Research: Skills and Resources module This module is compulsory for all MLitt students. There is an alternative version of the module for those taking the MLitt in Creative Writing. Aim of module: To initiate you in the understanding and use of the essential skills and resources of research at postgraduate level (and beyond) in English Studies. The module provides preparation for the writing of not only the MLitt but also the MPhil and PhD dissertations. For MLitt students, this general module complements the specialist research training elements embedded within each individual MLitt.

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www.st-andrews.ac.uk/english/Postgraduate

English

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MLitt in Creative Writing

MLitt in Mediaeval English

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Intensive critical and creative study in poetry or in a variety of prose forms, including fiction, life writing and playwriting. An emphasis on best practice in recent and contemporary writing. Encourages the development of your work, in either prose or verse. You should be adept at academic study as well as your own writing, and will be taught by published fiction writers and poets, who are familiar with the problems, pressures and pleasures of writing.

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Semester 2

Research Skills for Creative Writers

Writing Poetry 2 OR Writing Fiction 2

Writing Poetry 1 OR Writing Fiction 1

Playwriting OR Lifewriting

Develop the various intellectual and practical skills necessary for research in the field of mediaeval literature. The opportunity to extend and deepen knowledge of English and Scottish literature from the earliest Old English writings through to the close of the Middle Ages.

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Literary Research: Skills and Resources Reading the Mediaeval Text

15,000-word Dissertation which takes the form of original writing Teaching methods: Seminar and workshop. Assessment: Coursework essays, original writing, Dissertation. Contact Hours: Weekly seminars and workshops, each lasting 120 minutes.

Special Topic in English Studies or another Option module

Whole Year Old English Middle English Literature in Context Summer

Students do EITHER both Writing Poetry modules OR both Writing Fiction modules and Playwriting and Lifewriting Summer

Semester 2

15,000-word Dissertation Teaching methods: Seminar (and some didactic classes and hands-on practical sessions). Assessment: Coursework essays, assessed exercises, Dissertation. Contact Hours: Variable from module to module: see individual module descriptions for details. Please see page 57 for details of the module: Literary Research: Skills and Resources.

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MLitt in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture •

Detailed exploration of a range of topics and texts from the period. Enhance textual knowledge. Promote thinking about the interconnections between modern and contemporary literature and its historical, cultural and theoretical context.

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Semester 2

Literary Research: Skills and Resources

Theorising the Contemporary

Contextualising the Modern

Literature and Culture: The Contemporary

Reading the Modern

Special Topic in English Studies or another Option module Summer

15,000-word Dissertation Teaching methods: Seminar. Assessment: Coursework essays, Dissertation. Contact Hours: Fortnightly or weekly seminars for core modules, each lasting 90 minutes; for Special Topics, six hourlong meetings over the course of one semester. Please see page 57 for details of the module: Literary Research: Skills and Resources.

“Studying within the School of English on the MLitt in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture has been a thoroughly rewarding experience. The course offered a challenging and stimulating range of topics on a weekly basis. The School’s staff were encouraging, supportive, and gave consistent feedback on my work and development. I had the opportunity to develop my core research interests across papers and modules, and I feel that this has provided the perfect foundation for PhD study. Choosing an MLitt in English at St Andrews, in hindsight, was both the easiest and best academic decision that I have ever made.”

Adam (County Carlow, Ireland) MLitt Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture

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www.st-andrews.ac.uk/english/Postgraduate

English

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MLitt in Romantic / Victorian Studies •

Explore Romanticism and Victorian-period literature through the study of literary culture from the 1760s to 1900. Examine the various conceptions and dimensions of British Romantic-period and Victorian literature and culture, and Romantic and Victorian criticism and theory, up to the present. Study various ideologies, such as the idea of childhood and discourses of emancipation in the Romantic period in relation to literary culture, and debates about gender, colonialism, Gothic and aestheticism in the Victorian period. Study northern and Scottish print culture from the 1760s to the late nineteenth century, taking a panoramic view of the Romantic and post-Romantic imagination from the mideighteenth century to the late Victorian period.

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Semester 2

Literary Research: Skills and Resources

Victorian Studies

Romantic Studies

Northern Romantics, Northern Victorians

MLitt in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture •

Fully explore the literature and culture of the English Renaissance (c. 1500-1700). A particular focus on the work of William Shakespeare. A range of critical and interpretative perspectives, selecting from a range of available module options. Manuscript, print, speech, and the editing of Renaissance texts. All foreign language texts will be taught in translation.

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Semester 1

Semester 2

Literary Research: Skills and Resources

The Continental Renaissance

Shakespeare and Textual Culture

Renaissance Popular Culture

Learned Culture: Rhetoric, Politics and Identity

Special Topic in English Studies or another Option module

Summer

Whole Year

15,000-word Dissertation

Special Topic in English Studies or another Option module Summer

Teaching methods: Seminar.

15,000-word Dissertation

Assessment: Coursework essays, Dissertation.

Teaching methods: Seminar: group discussion and individual presentations. Assessment: Coursework essays, Dissertation. Contact Hours: Fortnightly or weekly seminars for core modules, each lasting 90 minutes; for Special Topics, six hourlong meetings over the course of one semester.

Contact Hours: Fortnightly or weekly seminars for core modules, each lasting 90 minutes; for Special Topics, six hourlong meetings over the course of one semester. Please see page 57 for details of the module: Literary Research: Skills and Resources.

Please see page 57 for details of the module: Literary Research: Skills and Resources.

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English

MLitt in Women, Writing and Gender

Careers

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Following a taught postgraduate course in English at the University of St Andrews, students go on to pursue careers in a range of sectors including journalism, marketing, publishing and teaching. Others continue in academia, moving on to a PhD. The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students on a taught postgraduate course and offers a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills. For more information see page 28 or visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers

Introduction to key issues in the contemporary discussion of gender. Detailed exploration of theoretical, critical and creative writing from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. Examine the diversity of women’s literary practices from seventeenth-century poetry to popular genre fiction. Consider broader historical and contemporary debates in feminism and gender studies.

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Semester 2

Literary Research: Skills and Resources

Victorian to Contemporary

Renaissance to Romanticism

There is also specific information and support available for those considering doctoral study: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/researchers

Special Topic in English Studies or another Option module Whole Year

Theories and Contexts Summer 15,000-word Dissertation Teaching methods: Seminar. Assessment: Coursework essays, oral presentation, Dissertation. Contact Hours: Fortnightly or weekly seminars for core modules, each lasting 90-120 minutes; for Special Topics, six hour-long meetings over the course of one semester. Please see page 57 for details of the module: Literary Research: Skills and Resources.

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Film Studies

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies

Film Studies

MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Film Studies

MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Film Studies For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contacts E: filmstudies@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 467473

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The youngest department at Scotland’s oldest university. A growing department: new senior appointments, with leading scholars joining the programme, including Professor Robert Burgoyne (2010), Professor Richard Dyer (2011), and Jean-Michel Frodon (2013). * Regular contributions from high profile visiting scholars and film critics, including Jonathan Rosenbaum (2009) and Professor Robert Rosenstone (2010). In learning and teaching, St Andrews sets the highest of standards and attracts students from all over the world with understandably high expectations. In its first five-yearly review in 2009, the Department’s teaching provision achieved the highest possible commendation. Teaching and research are closely co-related, and postgraduate teaching is informed by the staff’s research activity. Film Studies is one of the most pertinent and vibrant disciplines you can study at postgraduate level. At St Andrews, we investigate cinema as a key form of cultural output and as the dominant type of creative expression. Focusing on the global dimension, our programmes cover key aspects of Film Studies through the lens of transnational cultural studies. Film Studies at St Andrews is committed to questioning the traditional view of what is ‘normal’ cinema. We attempt to uncover the agendas (be they national, ‘western’, cultural, commercial, industrial, and so on) that define how we think about cinema, both in terms of the kinds of films we watch for pleasure, and those we study at university. There is much to be learned by studying what is produced at the margins of dominant societies, in addition to the canonical films of Hollywood and the European art house. We are interested in exploring the ways in which racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual subcultures conceptualise their identities. Similarly, we are keen to look at films produced at the periphery of established nations, co-productions between smaller players struggling to survive in the global marketplace, popular genre films often deemed unworthy of high-brow critical attention, films that focus on transnational communities or appeal to international markets, that deal with lesser-known histories and are made in foreign languages but are nonetheless worthy of critical examination and intellectual engagement. Studying film at St Andrews will help you master a range of advanced research skills and acquire knowledge related to the construction and analysis of the moving image, the past and present day realities of various national and regional film traditions, the dynamics of the global film industry, and the theoretical approaches related to film.

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Orson Welles with fellow actor Joseph Cotten in Citizen Kane

Professor Dina Iordanova

Postgraduate community Film Studies extends a warm welcome to all our students, who form a truly international community at St Andrews in our cosy and hospitable Scottish setting. The departmental staff bring a multi-cultural flavour as well as strong international academic experience. This cosmopolitan environment allows you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal contacts across Europe, Asia, and North America, an important factor in your future specialist development. Postgraduate students are closely involved in the variety of events taking place at St Andrews: seminar series, workshops and conferences. Specialist training sessions are organised periodically; postgraduate students also have the chance to participate in organising our annual postgraduate conference and study days, writing book reviews, and editing the Newsletter of the Centre for Film Studies.

Postgraduate events Postgraduate students have the opportunity to present their work at the annual postgraduate student colloquium in May, at which they are joined by a visiting professor, who provides them with feedback on their work. Postgraduate students also organise and run an annual Study Day at which they are also joined by guest speakers. Recent topics have included: Music and Film (2010), Open Access Film Studies (2011), Ethics in Film (2012), and Expanded Cinema (2013).

“The Film Studies programme at St Andrews offers an intimate setting to study the history and theory of cinema. Through a combination of core theory, technological history, and attention to the transnational, the programme enriched my critical foundations and urged me to ask my own questions about the field. We have had the chance to work with archival materials, listen to world-renowned lecturers, and examine a wealth of diverse film texts. United with the support of a close group of staff, this programme has undoubtedly helped me grow as a researcher.”

Allain (Otisville, NY, USA) MLitt Film Studies

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Film Studies

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies

Film Studies

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Facilities and collections

Additional funding

The Department is housed in its own buildings, in North Street. They are within easy strolling distance of the University Library, local cinema and town centre. The Department is well resourced with a dedicated teaching room. A Film Studies Postgraduate Study Centre houses a DVD collection, postgraduate workspaces, viewing stations and off-air recording facilities.

The Department of Film Studies often offers one-year MLitt fee-waiver scholarships. Scholarships are equivalent to the value of the home fee and are available to UK/EU and overseas students. The call for scholarship applications closes by midApril each year. Please note that decisions on admission to the programme and funding are made independently.

At St Andrews you will be exposed to a rich and diverse film programme. Regular course-related film showings take place in a custom-built theatre. In addition, a range of screenings takes place across the University during term time, featuring films related to anthropology, international relations, and history. St Andrews has excellent Library provision, with book, journal and other information resources in Film Studies at a level consistent with an international centre of excellence. The Library hosts one of the best collections of international cinema on DVD and video (over 8,200 titles). The Library also holds over 1,000,000 print monographs, over 32,000 electronic books, and substantial journal title holdings in print and over 33,900 full-text electronic titles. Well over 2,000 monographs are classified under Film Studies and related subjects. There are holdings of approximately 100 film, television and mediarelated journals, of which about 65 are available electronically; there is also networked access to various databases, including Box of Broadcasts, Film Indexes Online and Film & Television Literature Index Full-Text.

For students with a Scottish connection, the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland offers a limited number of scholarships. See: www.carnegie-trust.org For the latest information see the dedicated Postgraduate Funding page on our Department of Film Studies web pages: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/funding

Careers In our media saturated culture, the opportunities for Film Studies graduates are remarkably diverse. Directly related are careers in academia, creative industries, development, distribution, film festival/cinema programming, and arts administration. A Film Studies degree opens doors to many other spheres, including media management, film and TV research, journalism, publishing, advertising, cultural entrepreneurship, non-governmental organisations, marketing, public relations and education.

Class sizes Seminars: 4 – 10 Tutorials: individual tuition

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Film Studies

MLitt in Film Studies •

The opportunity to study Film Studies at an advanced level. An emphasis on international and transnational cinemas. Both core and specialist modules are assessed by essay. Two specialist modules provide you with the opportunity to transfer and apply the theoretical knowledge and research skills acquired in the core module to a more concrete level of intellectual investigation, focusing on the creation of meaning and aesthetic value in the context of global dynamics of cultural production and distribution. The specialist modules vary annually and reflect current staff research interests. Please check specific module availabilities for the time you plan to be here (www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue). Emphasis throughout the year is placed on individual research.

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Whole Year Theory and Practice of Research in Film Studies

Semester 1

Semester 2

Film Technologies and Aesthetics

Option module Summer

15,000-word Dissertation

“Studying here has taught me a great deal. The lecturers for Film Studies are excellent and I have learnt just as much from fellow students. Since we all come from diverse backgrounds, our different viewpoints have stimulated many fascinating discussions in class and after. The Film Department is a tight-knit community that welcomes everyone warmly. St Andrews has helped me grow intellectually and as a person – I will miss this place when I have to leave.”

Lisa (Geislingen an der Steige, Germany) Current MLitt Film Studies

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Geography

MRes (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Human Geography Sustainable Development (see separate entry) Participatory research using applied theatre to facilitate community potential in development

MSc (One Year)

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gg/prospective

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation

Features

Sustainable Development (see separate entry) Sustainable Energy (see separate entry)

MSc (Two Years) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Sustainable Energy (see separate entry)

MPhil (Two Years)

Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: ggpg@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462894

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The School of Geography & Geosciences incorporates the Department of Geography & Sustainable Development and the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences and has 40 permanent academic staff, 4 teaching fellows, 28 support staff, 20 research fellows and 49 research postgraduate students. We admit approximately 30 taught postgraduates (MSc/ MRes) each year. New MRes in Human Geography introduced in 2012 (ESRC approved for 1+3 studentships). Geography is now the home of the award-winning sustainable development postgraduate programmes. Wide range of expertise with particular strengths in health and population geography, Quaternary (ice age) and glacial studies, urban and historical geography, housing and labour markets, biogeography, oceanography, and environmental management and sustainable development. Further strengths in Earth Science research related to the coevolution of Earth and Life, development of the continental crust, and interpreting the influence of tectonic and climate change on the development of sedimentary systems from the Precambrian to the present Excellent in-house laboratory, IT and field resources for teaching and research. Emphasis on a range of different skills producing highly literate and numerate graduates with excellent employment prospects. The School is a partner in the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI).

Human populations have long lived in dense populations in China, creating sustainability challenges

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As more than half of the world’s population is now urbanised, our research on sustainable cities has become increasingly important

Zimbabwean primary school boys undertake participatory diagramming exercise to explore their knowledge of HIV

Postgraduate community

MRes in Human Geography

We currently have postgraduate students from across the globe. They are a vital part of the life of the School and contribute in many ways, not least in the widening and deepening of experiences brought to the learning environment. Groups and individuals within the School collaborate actively with several overseas universities, and there may be opportunities for postgraduates to spend time abroad while studying for a higher degree.

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The Department of Geography and Sustainable Development now hold a suite of interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes in Sustainable Development. For more information on that programme, see pages 112-115.

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The MRes course in Human Geography was introduced in 2012 and is accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for subsequent doctoral research. Taught modules include both skills training and coursework the programme can be tailored to the interests of individual students. Funding is available through a variety of channels including research councils, research contracts and University scholarships. Dedicated workspace and computing facilities, access to financial support for fieldwork and attendance at conferences.

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Class sizes Under 10 students.

Careers We see postgraduate study as part of your long-term career development. We are here to offer advice and also support you in the development of your career, as is the University’s Careers Centre (see page 28). There are opportunities for postgraduates to run tutorials, practical demonstrations and other academic work to gain experience of working in an academic context. Others gain practical experience working with companies and governmental organisations. Recent postgraduates have obtained postdoctoral and lecturing positions in leading universities around the world, while others have jobs in environmental management, market research, health research and the oil industry.

Semester 1

Semester 2

eing a Human Geographer 1 B – Theory and Practice

Being a Human Geographer 2 – Research Design

GeoInformatics for Geographic Research OR Quantitative Research in Social Science

Advanced Geographical Research Methods

Special Topic in Human Geography

Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences

eing a Social Scientist: Skills, B Processes and Outcomes

Qualitative Methods in Social Research

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation Contact Hours: Approximately 100 hours lectures, seminars and workshops. Up to 40 hours one-to-one supervision. Assessment: Essays, research/lab reports, presentations, research proposal, research dissertation.

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History MLitt (One Year)

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/pgprog

History

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Central and East European Studies Early Modern History Environmental History Iranian Studies Mediaeval History Mediaeval Studies Middle Eastern History and Culture Modern History Reformation Studies Scottish Historical Studies The Book. History and Techniques of Analysis

St Katharine’s Lodge

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MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis

All the same topics as MLitts For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

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Over 50 committed teaching staff whose combined specialist interests cover a large geographical area and a wide chronological range. Postgraduate community of around 100 history students, drawn from the UK and around the world. Normally we have between 40-60 on taught programmes. Friendly and collegial atmosphere in which postgraduate students across all areas are encouraged to participate fully. Longstanding and ongoing acquisition of both printed and electronic resources for historical research. Commitment to providing skills training (including languages) which enhances the employability of postgraduate students. Historic and highly attractive setting in the heart of the mediaeval town of St Andrews.

Contact

E: pghist@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462907

Postgraduate community The University of St Andrews, one of the leading universities in the UK, is home to Scotland’s premier centre for postgraduate historical study. Situated in the beautiful coastal town of St Andrews, with its historic castle and mediaeval cathedral, the University is Scotland’s oldest, dating from the early fifteenth century. The School has built up particular groupings of expertise in a number of fields including Middle Eastern Studies and Reformation Studies, Mediaeval, Early Modern and Modern History, and within areas such as German, French, environmental and transnational history. As befits Scotland’s oldest university, the School is also a leading centre of Scottish historical research. The School of History occupies three sites all within a few minutes walk of each other and all in the heart of the historic town of St Andrews: •

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On tree-lined South Street and close to the ruins of the Cathedral, the School of History is based in a charming seventeenth-century town house and the adjoining mediaeval residence of the Hospitallers. St Katharine’s Lodge is a nineteenth-century former school (where Field Marshall Earl Haig went to school) close to St Andrews Castle and the magnificent West Sands beach. The Arts Building, opened in 2006, has up-to-date teaching spaces and well-equipped staff offices and is very conveniently sited next to the University Library.

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South Street Building

History

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The University Library provides extensive collections for use in historical study, including an outstanding Special Collections facility, and continues to make substantial investment in materials, including electronic resources, each year. Computer facilities are also readily available within workspaces and University clusters. A scheme of competitive scholarships and bursaries is in place to support selected postgraduates financially. All History postgraduates at St Andrews receive financial assistance annually from the School of History specifically to subsidise research expenses. Postgraduate students can apply for material support for the organisation of conferences and seminars; this has led in the past to successful events and subsequent publication. Social events run throughout the year including the Welcome Reception, a Christmas Party and a Champagne Brunch at graduation. Students may also attend annual Reading Parties and enjoy the opportunity to meet visiting speakers over dinner after research seminars.

Class sizes Class sizes range from individual supervision in Directed Reading modules up to classes of approximately 12 for core modules.

“Studying History at St Andrews opens up new perspectives and broadens some others. Through specialised courses and directed reading, it allows you to believe that there are as many ways to write and shape History as there are students and scholars studying it. You are well equipped to prepare for greater projects, in academia as well as elsewhere. Above all, St Andrews is a perfect environment and is an unforgettable period of your life.”

Jordan (Montbéliard, France) MLitt Modern History

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History

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/pgprog

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MLitt in Central and East European Studies

MLitt in Early Modern History

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Interdisciplinary study of this culturally rich and diverse region combining the fields of history, politics and international relations, languages and literature, and other aspects of artistic representations. A wide range of taught postgraduate modules including options in International Relations, History, Art History as well as Russian language and literature. Option of a Directed Reading module in order to engage with a research field of specific individual interest with the support of a specialist member of staff.

Advanced training in the history of the early modern European and Atlantic worlds, including the Ottoman Empire. A range of approaches to early modern history. unusually wide opportunities to undertake advanced study of the period. Both broad and deep preparation for subsequent doctoral research for students wishing to pursue further study. St Andrews has one of the highest concentrations of early modern history specialists in the world, and students will receive a high level of specialised supervision in most fields.

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There are no compulsory modules for this programme; the specific taught modules will be chosen in consultation with staff at the beginning of the programmes.

Whole Year Approaches and Sources in Early Modern History

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Skills Training OR Historical Sources and Skills 3 + a language

Readings in Art History or History of Photography Directed Reading in Modern History Advanced Translation (Russian) Detailed Study of a Russian Author or Period Readings in Central and Eastern European Languages Perceptions of Central and Eastern Europe Conflict and Peace in Post-communist Eurasia

Please see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue

Semester 1

Semester 2

1 Option from a set list

2nd Option from a set list

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt) Sample Option modules – These vary annually and reflect current staff interests. • • • • • • • • • •

The European Renaissance The Creation of an Atlantic World War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe and New Worlds Society and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century France Law, Justice and Community: Court Records and British Society, 1400-1800 Political Thought and Intellectual History Aspects of Reformation Disease and Environment, c.1500-c.2000 Directed Reading in Modern History Religion and Identity in Early Modern Britain

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MLitt in Environmental History

MLitt in Iranian Studies

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Engage in historical study of human interaction with the natural world. An interdisciplinary perspective on this intellectually urgent field. From an historic perspective, better appreciate the unprecedented scale and pace of human-generated change to the environment over the past century – and the social, political, economic, and ecological implications of these changes. Explore multiple dimensions of this significant field of study. Firmly rooting this knowledge in a progressively better understanding of core issues within historiography and methodology.

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History in the Making: Theories, Approaches and Practices (compulsory) Charles Darwin and the Politics of Progress in the Natural World (optional) Semester 1

Semester 2

Disease and Environment, c.1500-c.2000 (optional)

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Whole Year Directed Reading in Middle Eastern History and Culture (optional)

Whole Year

Offers students and professionals alike the opportunity to study the history, politics and international relations of Iran in a diverse and intellectually stimulating environment. Introduction to major themes, concepts and questions including aspects of methodology and historiography, and questions of nationalism, religion and social structures, as well as an outline of Iran’s place in the region and the broader international community.

Environmental History: Nature and the Western World, 1800-2000 (optional)

Persian for Beginners 1

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt) If one of the above optional modules is not taken, then one other module should be chosen (the following are samples but these vary annually and reflect current staff interests): • • • • • • • • •

Semester 1

Semester 2

Themes in Middle Eastern Persian for Beginners 2 History and Politics

Global and Local Issues of the Environment Environmental Management in Scotland Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management Approaches to Historical Theory Directed Reading in Modern History Themes and Debates on War and Modern History Key Issues in German Historiography Themes in American History Perceptions of Central and Eastern Europe

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Iran and the World since 1921 (optional) Mediaeval Iran: from the Sasanids to the Samanids (optional) Summer

15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

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MLitt in Mediaeval History

MLitt in Mediaeval Studies

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An opportunity to pursue an interest in the area beyond the undergraduate level. Foster basic research skills, including bibliography and source criticism. Flexible nature of the programme makes it suitable both for those wishing to go on to doctoral research and for those wishing only to take a year’s specialist study. Whole Year / Single Semester

An introduction to the growing field of Mediaeval Studies. Draws on the long-established and recognised strengths in Mediaeval Studies available from the four participating disciplines – History, Art History, English and Modern Languages. Range of expertise from Late Antiquity to the fifteenth century and across the Mediaeval World, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean to the British Isles and Scandinavia. Different theoretical approaches, current debates and the nature of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the fields of history, art history, languages and literature are presented. Introduction to different technical skills applied to a common body of sources. Taught within the St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS), this programme is designed to be flexible enough to cater for students from different academic backgrounds and with different career plans, furnishing those who wish to go on to further research with the technical and interpretative skills needed for research degrees.

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Sources and Source Criticism – whole year (compulsory) An Introduction to Paleography with Codicological and Manuscript Studies – whole year (compulsory) Special Topic in Mediaeval History – whole year (optional)

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Whole Year

Summer

Approaches to Mediaeval Studies (compulsory)

15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

An Introduction to Paleography with Codicological and Manuscript Studies (optional) Latin for Mediaeval Studies (optional) Narrative and History in Mediaeval England and Scotland 1370-1470 (optional)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Discipline Skills (optional) Mediaeval Language (optional)

Follow on Language Module (optional)

Language Module (optional) Summer

15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

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MLitt in Middle Eastern History and Culture

MLitt in Modern History

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Explore in depth a variety of topics relating to the history and culture of this crucially significant region of the world. Explore a series of key themes, concepts and questions Introduction to methodological and analytical approaches, including Orientalism. Questions of nationalism and and a wide range of historical writing across the Middle East. Fields available to explore include: Ayyubid and Mamluk Near East; Early Ottoman History; Mediaeval Armenia; Modern Arabic Literature; Sasanian and modern Iran.

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Semester 1

An opportunity to develop deeper understanding of key issues in the discipline by pursuing studies at a conceptually advanced level. An introduction to history and historiography for students interested in all branches of historical study. Make full use of the wide spectrum of specialist areas covered by members of the School of History. Explore the literature on a topic of individual interest to them under the guidance of an expert. This programme is designed in a way that maximises choice: Either specialise in a particular area (e.g. French history, German history, American history, military history) Or gain a broader introduction to the study of History at postgraduate level. Whole Year

Semester 2

History in the Making: Theories, Approaches and Practice OR Hallmarks of Modern History

Themes in Middle Eastern History and Politics Persian for Beginners 2 OR Persian for Beginners 1 Intermediate Persian 2 OR Intermediate Persian 1

Single Semester Either Directed Reading in Modern History OR Option Module

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt) Sample Option modules – These vary annually and reflect current staff interests. • • • • • • • • •

Themes and Debates on War and Modern History Key Issues in German Historiography Themes in American History Perceptions of Central and Eastern Europe The 1960s: An International Perspective Themes and Debates in Modern French History Building Britain: The Construction and Deconstruction of Britishness since 1707 Crossing Borders: European History in Transnational Perspectives Ideas and the Book in Early Modern France

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MLitt in Reformation Studies

MLitt in Scottish Historical Studies

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An intensive course in the study of the European Reformations. Offers skills training in languages and the use of sources. Provides the opportunity to explore individual areas of interest. Explore approaches and methods employed in the study of early modern religious history. Topics range from theology and church history to politics, social history, and visual culture. Explore the literature in a field of particular individual interest with an expert member of staff. The programme is intended both for those preparing for doctoral research and for those who wish to study the period at an advanced level.

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Explore key themes in the study of Scotland’s past. Focused attention upon one of three time periods develops the understanding and skills required to pursue independent research. Explore multiple and often conflicting Scottish identities as they developed over time in the broader context of British, imperial and global history. Pursue more intensive study of the literature of a topic of your choice under the guidance of an expert supervisor. Supplementary classes in Scots, Gaelic, Latin, Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon, French, and palaeography are also available. Whole Year Peoples and Identities in Scotland (compulsory)

Whole Year

Historical Sources and Skills (optional)

Aspects of Reformation (compulsory)

Single Semester

Historical Sources and Skills

Either Directed Reading in Scottish History OR Option Module

Single Semester Either Directed Reading in Modern History OR Option Module

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt) Sample Option modules – These vary annually and reflect current staff interests. • • • •

The European Renaissance Political Thought and Intellectual History Religion and Identity in Early Modern Britain Religious Change in Sixteenth Century France

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Sample Option modules – These vary annually and reflect current staff interests. Living with the Lion: Themes in the Study of Mediaeval Scotland Religion and Identity in Early Modern Britain Building Britain: The Construction and Deconstruction of Britishness, 1707-2000 • Skills Training • • •

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“In addition to the valuable research skills I have learned and different methodologies of engaging critically with texts, St Andrews provides a wonderful community where students can freely discuss research and scholarship both inside and outside the classroom. The opportunities available to build strong personal and scholarly relationships with my peers only strengthen an academic environment conducive to success.”

Drew (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) MLitt Reformation Studies

MLitt in The Book. History and Techniques of Analysis

Whole Year

The course will provide you with an understanding of key issues in the production, consumption, and historiography of printed books ca.1445-1870. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the book world from the inception of the printed book through to the mechanised press in the nineteenth century. It will also inculcate an awareness of methods and resources relevant to the study of book history in the period concerned. The School of History is home to leading book historians and hosts the Universal Short Title Catalogue, one of the most important book history projects of recent years, and a substantial community of students and researchers. • •

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Develop a deep understanding of key issues and methods in book history ca. 1445-1870. Become familiar with the invention, development, spread, and transformation of printing in the period concerned. explore important aspects of book history, such as the economics of the book trade, the social and religious context of printed books, news and censorship, the development of the illustrated book, the relationship between books and the Enlightenment, the industrialisation of print, and the history of libraries and book collecting. Acquire the technical skills required for rare book curatorship (teaching involves Special Collections department): bibliography, paper, format, type, provenance, bindings, fingerprints, technical description, cataloguing, research tools and methods. Undertake skills training in palaeography and either Latin or a modern foreign language. Study as part of active book history research community with the Universal Short Title Catalogue, Department of Special Collections, Book History Online, the St Andrews Book History Conference series.

The Hand Press Book: From Renaissance to Romanticism (compulsory) Material Bibliography (Skills Training) Single Semester These vary annually and reflect current staff interests Directed Reading (individual tutorial option) Taught Courses (From: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe and New Worlds; Society and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century France; The European Renaissance; Political Thought and Intellectual History; Religion and Identity in Early Modern Britain; Religious Change in Sixteenth Century France) Skills Training (From: Palaeography, Documents and Sources; Latin; Modern Languages) Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt) Please see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue

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International Relations Postgraduate Diploma (Nine Months) Terrorism Studies (e-learning or residential programmes)

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MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation International Political Theory International Security Studies Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Terrorism Studies

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MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis International Political Theory International Security Studies Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies Peace and Conflict Studies For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: irpg@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462945

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The School of International Relations is the only one of its kind in Scotland and one of the few that exists in the UK. There are over 30 academic members of staff in the School. There is a large and vibrant postgraduate community, with around 100 taught postgraduate and 80 research students in any year, which includes a large proportion of international students. We have an established reputation throughout the world for high-quality teaching and research. We have specialist areas in international security, terrorism studies, peace and conflict, international institutions, regional studies including the Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Africa, and international theory.

Postgraduate community International Relations has been taught at the University for 25 years; a department was created in 1990 which became a School in its own right in 2003. We are located at the centre of the University, occupying a purpose-built building which opened in 2007. All International Relations modules taught on our MLitt programmes are distinctive options available only to postgraduate students. At the same time you are incorporated into the wider research life of the School, taking part in our regular research seminars and occasional series organised on specific topics. The discipline of International Relations is both theoretical and practical. Academics teaching in the discipline are frequently called upon to apply their insights to the realities of international relations. In consequence staff members provide expert judgements in the media, give advice to legislatures or governments, or provide non-governmental organisations with briefings on specific issues or countries. International Relations is a distinct discipline that draws on diplomatic history, political theory, political economy, political science and international law to provide theoretical perspectives to explain the processes and patterns of international affairs in the modern world. This enables you to assess developments in the international system and specific geographic regions. You will explore issues such as the origins of war and peace, foreign policy making, international trade, international terrorism, human rights, international organisations, international law, and the interaction of political and economic development. You also analyse the ways in which states relate to other international actors, and develop normative theories that relate the world as it is to the world as it might be. All of these have practical applications for you as both citizen and as potential decision maker.

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“As an International Relations student I have really benefited from the cosmopolitan mix of individuals welcomed by the School; each person brings a unique worldview to academic debates and provides a genuinely stimulating environment to engage in seminars. The staff have provided all of us with the perfect mix of exceptionally informed teaching and quality feedback.”

Jack (Perth, Scotland) Current MLitt Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia Security Studies

MLitt in International Political Theory

MLitt in International Security Studies

The MLitt in International Political Theory introduces you to the dynamic and exciting field of international political theory (IPT). Located at the intersection of political theory and international relations, this programme will provide you with new conceptual tools for understanding the international system, and students of philosophy and political theory the ability to situate political thought beyond the boundaries of the sovereign state.

The ISS Programme aims to provide you with a solid foundation in theoretical perspectives on and policy approaches to international security. It also seeks to develop more specialised knowledge from the detailed study of particular topics in international security, ranging from specialisations in particular geographical regions to vital contemporary issues such as terrorism, great power relations, and global governance.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Texts in International Political Theory (compulsory) Analysis and Interpretation in International Political Theory (compulsory)

Semester 1

International Security (compulsory)

2 Optional Modules

Regional Security (compulsory) Summer

15,000-word Dissertation

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation Optional modules are chosen primarily from the following list (not all options run every year): • • • • • • •

Semester 2

Political Philosophy and World Order Theories of Friendship and Enmity Global Constitutionalism African Political Thought Conflict, Gender and Generation Human Rights, Politics and Power The Philosophy of Human Rights

You may, with permission, take modules from other MLitt programmes in the School or, in special circumstances, from Philosophy or Classics. International Political Theory students’ knowledge and awareness are valued by “think tanks” and governmental decision and policy making institutes.

Optional modules are chosen primarily from the following list (not all options run every year): • • • • • • •

The Traditional Security Agenda in the Twenty First Century Emergent Great Powers Political Economy of Conflict Strategic Studies Terrorism and Liberal Democracy International Politics of Nuclear Weapons Gender and Terrorism

You may, with permission, take modules from other MLitt programmes in the School. International Security Studies students develop the skills required for government service in a number of capacities (including military, defence, intelligence, diplomacy, and development) and in international or regional organisations, and NGOs.

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MLitt in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies This is a multidisciplinary degree which offers an advanced grounding in the security of three fascinating and turbulent regions: the Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia. It explores the security, politics, economics, history and culture of these strategically significant regions. The course also offers an opportunity for language study in Arabic, Persian, or Russian. In most years, fieldtrips to the region constitute a part of the programme. This degree will equip you to either continue with doctoral work or pursue a non-academic career in which you contribute to analysis, policy and planning (particularly in international diplomacy, international organisations, nongovernmental organisations and consultancy work).

Semester 1

MLitt in Peace and Conflict Studies This programme aims to provide you with an opportunity to work on peace and conflict theory, broader issues relating to peacebuilding and peace processes (including gender, development, etc), and on specific case studies in conflict analysis. One elective module may provide a guided fieldwork experience for students in a post-conflict and development setting, in order to introduce members of that module to both the physical and intellectual terrain of a peace process. Semester 1

Semester 2

Issues in Peace and Conflict Theories of Peace and Conflict

2 Optional Modules

Summer

Semester 2

ore in Middle East, Caucasus C and Central Asian Security Studies One module focused on either the Middle East or one focused on Central Asia/ Caucasus, depending on student focus

15,000-word Dissertation

2 Optional Modules

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation Optional modules are chosen primarily from the following list (not all options run every year): • Conflict in the Middle East • Law and Society in the Modern Middle East: Local, Regional and International Dimensions • International Relations of the Modern Middle East • Iran and the World since 1921 • Conflict and Peace in Post-Communist Eurasia • Central Asia in Global Politics • Global and Transnational Islam • The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Past and Present • Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa

Optional modules are chosen primarily from the following list (not all options run every year): • • • • • • •

The Psychology of Collective Violence Political Economy of Conflict Human Rights, Politics and Power African Political Thought Conflict, Gender and Generation Security and Conflict in Africa Globalisation and the South

You may, with permission, take modules from other MLitt programmes in the School. The Peace and Conflict Studies programme allows students to gain the knowledge and awareness required to analyse the roots, dynamics, key actors and issue-areas in specific conflicts and to evaluate specific responses to conflicts.

You may, with permission, take modules from other MLitt programmes in the School. Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies’ postgraduates supply the need for analysts who combine analytical tools with in-depth familiarity of the culture of the geographic area of the Middle East and Central Asia/Caucasus.

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Current MLitt Peace and Conflict Studies

MLitt in Terrorism Studies

Careers

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International Relations postgraduates may find employment as policy makers within national and the EU civil services as well as political research units. Fieldwork-based jobs with aid agencies, other NGOs or journalism also present employment opportunities. With the increasing globalisation of industry, commerce and banking the particular knowledge and awareness of the International Relations postgraduate are particularly relevant.

Offers multidisciplinary perspectives on terrorism and political violence (TPV). Provides significant research methods training. Introduces you to critical assessments of terrorist incidents and behaviour. Examines selected approaches to knowledge generation around terrorism and counterterrorism and considers the development of new responses to terrorism and political violence. Available full time, part time, residential and distance learning. Offers the benefits of traditional teaching (lectures and tutorials) combined with online course materials (including teaching material in iPad format). This includes e-books, online unit and course notes, links to recommended readings, embedded readings, chat and video forums and asynchronous forums. For further information see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cstpv/

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MLItt in Terrorism Studies – Residential Full time

Semester 1

Semester 2

Fundamental Issues and Terrorism and Theories of Structures of Terrorism Collective Action Research Methods Electives Summer Dissertation module (June – August) MLItt in Terrorism Studies – Distance/e-learning Full time

Semester 1

Semester 2

Fundamental Issues and Structures of Terrorism Research Methods Summer

Terrorism: How to Respond Electives

Dissertation module (June – August) MLItt in Terrorism Studies – Distance/e-learning Part time (2.5 – 4.5 years duration) ONE module per year Fundamental Issues and Structures of Terrorism Research Methods

“The Peace and Conflict Studies programme shows ways of resolving conflicts without recourse to violence and also understanding alternative courses of action and analysis. It provides in-depth understanding of the international realm with its dynamics, tensions and dilemmas and students engage in discussion and critical analysis of these topics. It has helped me to define, focus and develop a direction and central theme for in-depth research.”

Aizat (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan) Current MLitt Peace and Conflict Studies

Terrorism : How to Respond Electives Dissertation module (September – May (1 academic year)) Part time entrance requirements: • •

An Honours degree (2:1) or its equivalent. Equivalent refers to significant professional experience and prior alternative academic experience. (limitations apply)

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“In St Andrews I find myself part of an international, very talented and ambitious group of people who work incredibly hard to broaden and deepen their understanding of peace and conflict. The professors and lecturers not only have impressive academic careers, but combine this with lots of practical experience ‘in the field’. Furthermore, they are very approachable to students. Finally, the town is so small that you will always bump into your friends in the street.”

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Management

Management MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Human Resource Management International Business Marketing Management Finance and Management International Business and Strategy (with Moscow State University) * *

Features

For more information on this specific programme, please contact the School.

MSc (One Year)

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Management and Information Technology

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Management Studies * not available by direct application, see page 84.

For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Contact E: pgmanagement@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462200

We have a student population of approximately 460 undergraduates, 220 taught postgraduates and 50 PhD students. We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.

Postgraduate community

MRes (One Year)

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your business education will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East, an important factor in relationship marketing. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline. As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;enterprisesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society. Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

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MLitt in International Business and Strategy

Location

Sample List of MLitt / MSc Option Modules *

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

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Creative Marketing Communications Entrepreneurship Creativity and Innovation Ethics, Organisations and Management Financial Systems International Financial Management International Marketing Leadership in Organisations Managing Natural Resources Managing People in Global Markets Marketing and Society Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs): Critical Perspective Risk Management Scenario Thinking and Strategy

Please note: this list is subject to change on an annual basis. Some Option Modules may be geared specifically to a particular MLitt / MSc programme and attendance / student numbers may be limited.

Teaching methods The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately twelve hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by smallgroup tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX) Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Assessment

For up-to-date and full information on all our programmes and modules, please go to: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue

Careers Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

During the first two semesters, assessment on the taught postgraduate programmes is normally via a combination of coursework and examinations. The dissertation module will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an independent research project supervised by an academic member of staff. You will attend lectures throughout Semesters 1 and 2 to prepare you for the research required for your dissertation and draft a research proposal to be submitted in Semester 2. You will be assigned a supervisor on the basis of your proposals and then undertake your research and write your dissertation over the summer.

Alumni from the School of Management have found employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Managment, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

Successful completion of the core modules specified for each degree, and any additional optional modules required (see below) bringing the credit total to 120, leads to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma. The successful completion of the dissertation module will result in the award of MLitt.

In addition, a number of past graduates have gone on to do research or to study for a PhD. The School of Management works closely with the University’s Careers Centre to prepare and assist you in selecting future career options. See page 28.

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“My time in Management has not only provided me with a fundamental knowledge of diverse fields, but also changed my way of thinking. The necessity for critical thinking and questioning as well as the need to reframe and rethink things you already knew, were the most important things that I learned. Another aspect that has changed my life is the number of amazing and talented people, who definitely provided me with an unforgettable experience and knowledge about different cultures.”

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Masters in Human Resource Management (HRM) (MLitt) •

Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline. Provides a comprehensive approach to the management of an organisation’s most valuable and valued assets – the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives. Improves your understanding of the principles and practices of managing a workforce within the context of the overall strategic management of organisations.

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Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline. Prepares you to work cross-culturally and provides knowledge and critical understanding of key business practices. Introduces new approaches to management thinking. Enables you to embark on a career within a multi-national or global organisation with a firm grounding in the principles of responsible enterprise.

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Programme Structure – for International Business

Programme Structure – for Human Resource Management

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Semester 2

Contemporary Global Issues in Management

Contemporary Conceptual Issues in Management

Global Business Strategy

Masterclasses in International Business

Option 1 (see list on page 81)

Option 2 (see list on page 81)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Contemporary Global Issues in Management

Skills and Challenges for the HR Professional

Managing and Developing People

Masterclasses in HRM

Option 1 (see list on page 81)

Option 2 (see list on page 81)

Whole Year Module Dissertation (including research methods preparation)

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“Studying here has pushed me to think in new dimensions, to look beyond our pre-framed world, to think critically and to pay attention to the underlying order of things. A perfect mix of academic challenge, very recent information and engaging lecturing gave me a unique personal study experience. I will always also remember the incredible social and cultural experience at St Andrews; with many societies, lots of exciting social events, its beautiful scenery, its mediaeval charm, and very diverse student community. I not only improved my academic skills but also could practice responsibility, establish new networks and found awesome friends.”

Chris (Weimar, Germany) MLitt International Business

Masters in Marketing (MLitt)

Masters in Finance and Management (MLitt)

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Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline. Combines solid academic enquiry with the key subject knowledge required by marketing professionals. Explores marketing issues both domestically and internationally. Learn to think critically and strategically while taking account of an organisation’s stakeholders.

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Programme Structure – for Marketing

Semester 1

Semester 2

Contemporary Global Issues in Management

Contemporary Conceptual Issues in Management

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Research

Dialogue and Debate in Marketing (Masterclasses)

Option 1 (see list on page 81)

Option 2 (see list on page 81)

Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline including a mathematical element. Provides a strong foundation in the principles and practice of finance within organisations. Explores the complexities of international corporations, financial markets and investment management.

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Programme Structure – for Finance and Management

Semester 1

Semester 2

Corporate Financial Management

Strategic Financial Management

Research Methods in Finance and Management

Investment and Portfolio Management

Option 1 (see list on page 81)

Whole Year Module Dissertation (including research methods preparation)

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Whole Year Module Dissertation (including research methods preparation)

Management

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Masters in Management (MLitt) •

Designed for students with undergraduate qualifications in a subject other than business or management. Provides an integrative understanding and a flexible approach to problem solving within organisations. Develop a solid foundation in contemporary management methods. Gain important analytical and management skills required to obtain a professional position with managerial responsibilities or a leadership role within an organisation.

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Combines the skills and experience of leading academics from the School of Computer Science and the School of Management to prepare you for a relevant career. Modern information and communication technologies, as well as management techniques to equip you with a range of analytical, critical, communication and information management skills. Develops a number of general analytical and practical skills through the completion of a research project in the form of an MSc dissertation.

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Programme Structure – for Management

Semester 1

Semester 2

Marketing: Principles and Practices

Managing Human Resources

— Up to 3 of these 4 Management Modules —

Corporate Finance and Accounting in a Global Context

Strategic Management

Option 2 (see list on page 81)

Strategic Management

Option 1 (see list on page 81)

Whole Year Module

Semester 1

Semester 2 Corporate FInance and Accounting in a Global Context

Marketing: Principles and Practice

Managing Human Resources

Choice of IT Modules

Whole Year

Dissertation (including research methods preparation)

Master Core Skills Summer Extended Individual Project

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The Masters Extra (‘MX’) Programme The MX Programme – an integrated programme between the School of Management, CAPOD and the University Careers Centre – has been established to provide focused careers events and support for postgraduate students (see page 28). The programme comprises a series of informative and innovative lectures and workshops by guest speakers, business simulations and organisation visits. You have the opportunity to enhance your career opportunities by participating in this programme alongside our suite of taught Masters programmes.

MRes Programme •

“The international and stimulating context of instruction, the chance to work with a highly-qualified body of teachers and multicultural peers from top universities, together with the safe and socially active environment, have made my experience here totally unique. Coming from a language translation and economics background, this challenging and extremely exciting one-year programme represents the perfect combination of theory and up-to-date case studies which has provided me with the best bases to enter the labour market.”

Francesca (Reggio Emilia, Italy) MLitt Marketing

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There is no direct application to this programme. The School wil recommend enrolment to doctoral candidates on an individual basis. Equips you with core research skills and with a wide knowledge of contemporary management thought. Designed for students who intend to pursue doctoral study and in particular those with a research interest aligned to the Schools’ research themes.

Modules comprise a combination of Faculty-level and School of Management-specific modules: • • • • • • • •

Being a Social Scientist: Skills, Processes and Outcomes (Faculty Level) Quantitative Methods in Social Research (Faculty Level) Qualitative Methods in Social Science (Faculty Level) Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences Faculty Level) Contemporary Global Issues in Management Contemporary Conceptual Issues in Management Option/Elective Module (see list on page 81) Dissertation

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Mathematics & Statistics

Mathematics & Statistics MSc (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Applied Statistics and Datamining Mathematics Statistics

MSc in Applied Statistics and Data Mining

Contact

www.creem.st-andrews.ac.uk/datamining

E: research.enquiries@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk or pgstats@mcs.st-and.ac.uk (for Statistics programmes) T: +44 (0)1334 462344

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The School has 33 permanent staff members and 44 postdoctoral and honorary research staff. * Opportunities to work closely, and undertake project work, within a research group. * Access to a wide range of advanced MMath courses across the entire spectrum of Mathematics and Statistics. * The School is well equipped with personal computers and laptops, a parallel computer and an on-site library, and has attracted substantial amounts of external funding.

Careers

Aimed at individuals with a good degree containing quantitative elements, who wish to gain statistical data analysis skills relevant to business, commerce and other applications. Preparation for commercial data analysis. A commercially relevant course of study that has content aligned with the requirements of partners in the commercial analysis sector. Strongly applied bias, with an emphasis on application in the commercial sector. Dissertation topics are generated in part by our commercial partners. Teaching is usually within widespread commercial, rather than research, software packages e.g. SAS, SPSS. Teaching consists of a mixture of short, intense courses with a large proportion of continuous assessment and more traditional lecture courses with end of semester exams. A graduate from this programme would be seeking employment as an analyst within a company, research body, government, or as a statistical consultant.

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Our graduates hold positions at leading universities or companies in areas as diverse as business administration, computer science and modelling, fisheries laboratories and pure mathematics. In short, a postgraduate degree in mathematics or statistics from St Andrews opens the way for a variety of careers. Our recent graduates at Masters and Doctoral level have, amongst other things: • Moved on to postdoctoral studies. • Joined the academic staff of leading UK and foreign universities. • Found highly-paid positions in analysing futures/finance for large consulting firms and major financial institutions. • Found rewarding and challenging positions in the computer industry. • Found academically rewarding positions and careers in government agencies, including, for example, GCHQ. • Joined government and non-governmental organisations to advise wildlife and conservation managers, including, for example, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). • Masters students have improved their mathematics qualifications, hence enhancing their positions and prospects in the secondary and tertiary education sectors.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Statistical Modelling Data Analysis

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Advanced Data Analysis Applied Multivariate Analysis Knowledge Discovery and Datamining

Available in either Semester Optional Module 2nd Optional Module Summer 15,000-word Dissertation

Ben (München, Germany) MSc Applied Statistics and Datamining, 2013

MSc in Statistics

MSc in Mathematics

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The Statistics programme is aimed at individuals who have a strong quantitative background and possess (or are about to obtain) a good degree that contains a significant statistical element, with the intention of developing these skills to a higher level. A graduate of this programme might intend to pursue research in statistics (e.g. PhD) or enter the commercial analysis market with a broader skill-set.

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Programme Content: This programme permits a wide range of advanced module choices across the School of Mathematics & Statistics. There are two semesters of taught modules, followed by a dissertation over the summer months.

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The available Statistics modules consist of a mixture of traditional lecture courses with end of semester exams and short intense courses with a large proportion of continuous assessment.

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The Mathematics programme is aimed at you with a strong background in pure mathematics, applied mathematics or a closely related subject, typically with the intention of either (a) preparing you for further postgraduate studies, or (b) providing you with the necessary qualifications and skills for a future career in the private sector. Graduates of this programme might be seeking a career in mathematical research. This programme permits a wide range of advanced module choices across the School of Mathematics & Statistics. There are two semesters of taught courses, followed by a dissertation over the summer months. Most modules for the MSc in Mathematics are traditional semester-long lecture courses with end of semester exams, but in some modules have a large element of continuous assessment. You have the possibility of enrolling into an Independent Study Module in either semester or into the Professional Skills for Mathematical Scientists module for the whole academic year. In both modules you self-study an advanced topic under the guidance of a member of staff. Both modules are assessed by continuous assessment.

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“I am very happy with my decision to come and study my MSc here. One important advantage of this programme is that it is flexible, and I can adjust to what I am most interested in. I feel that my teachers truly care about my progress, and give me all the orientation I need. Apart from studying, life in this town is peaceful and full of beauty. For me two things are certain: I have learned a lot, and I have greatly enjoyed this year.”

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Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management Knowledge Discovery and Datamining Advanced Symbolic Computation Estimating Animal Abundance Statistical Modelling Advanced Data Analysis Applied Multivariate Analysis Advanced Analytical Techniques Advanced Computational Techniques Advanced Fluid Dynamics Advanced Solar Theory Advanced Financial Mathematics Topics in Groups Measure and Ergodic Theory Finite Fields Topics in Geometry and Analysis Advanced Bayesian Inference Independent Study Module Professional Skills for Mathematical Scientists

Gisela (Mexico City, Mexico) Current MSc Mathematics

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“This degree focuses strongly on real-world applications; the lecturers come from all different backgrounds which allows them to demonstrate how modern statistical methods are used in practise. They have shown us how to present the results in a meaningful manner for a non-statistical audience, which I have found particularly rewarding. I have extended my knowledge in statistics in this compact yet highly intensive and challenging programme. Furthermore, I am proud to have the chance to continue my studies for a PhD degree and stay for four more years in St Andrews.”

Medicine MSc (One Year)

http://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk

Medicine

Coursework & 5,000-word Dissertation Health Psychology

Contact E: gmh4@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463565

MSc in Health Psychology (~ 10-12 students) • •

The opportunity for placements in clinical settings. Taught jointly with the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, in collaboration with NHS Fife. The award of the MSc provides the recognised Stage 1 training for British Psychological Society (BPS), Health Psychology Chartership; however, applicants must have, or be eligible for, Graduate Basis of Registration with the BPS. The course covers all topics required in the recommended curriculum, utilising a variety of novel methods of teaching and assessment. Placements in health service settings (including NHS) available. For further information: http://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/healthpsychology

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Semester 1

Semester 2

Theories of Health Psychology and Behaviour Change Quality of Life, Communication and Chronic Illness

Biological Systems and Developments Health Information and Decision Making Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology

Whole Year Generic Research and Professional Skills in Psychology Research Project in Health Psychology (Dissertation) The main aim of this accredited programme is to provide Stage 1 Professional Training for Chartered Health Psychologist status (see www.health-psychology.org.uk) with the British Psychological Society (www.bps.org.uk). This is achieved through the provision of a detailed theoretical understanding of the health psychology literature and issues within the field associated with the attainment and maintenance of health, including a detailed focus on health behaviour. The programme also provides you with the statistical and methodological skills necessary to undertake research in health psychology. Upon successful completion, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to embark on your Stage 2 training or to facilitate research at MPhil or PhD level.

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Cathryn (Selkirk, Scotland) MSc Health Psychology

Course content and structure

How long will it take to complete?

The course comprises 180 credits: 120 credits are taught on core modules and the remaining 60 credits are attached to an ongoing research project. The core modules will incorporate a variety of teaching methods (e.g. practical tasks, e-collaboration and discussion) and assessment methods (e.g. written examination, practical observation, brief metaanalysis, brief systematic review, and elements of continuous assessment). Supervision and teaching of the applied and practical elements will be undertaken within the School of Medicine by members of the health psychology group and NHS Fife, with research training provided by the School of Psychology & Neuroscience.

The Masters in Health Psychology is full time (35 hours per week) over one year. Approximately half of the week will be devoted to teaching activities and the rest to self-study. The course starts mid-September and you can expect to receive notification of outcome the following September (graduation ceremony in November).

You will only be allowed to submit a dissertation if you have passed all the theoretical modules (at the discretion of the progress committee).

Teaching and assessment methods Includes tutorials, seminars, simulated patient sessions, individual supervision, computer exercises and coding of human behaviour from clinical scenarios. Placement visits are included. Research project requires application of research methods. Assessment approaches include thesis, self-assessment, written examinations and continuous assessment.

Fees and funding Tuition fees vary according to whether you are regarded as a UK/EU or non-EU International student (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/money/tuitionfees/ In addition to paying tuition fees, you will need to find living expenses to cover accommodation, subsistence, buying books, clothes, and entertainment. Most postgraduate students fund themselves through bank loans, such as career development loans (see www.gov.uk/career-development-loans/overview). The University provides support in a limited number of cases (dependent upon eligibility). For details see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/financialinformation/ pgscholarships In addition, a limited number of dedicated bursaries may be available from local NHS services requiring a single day per week commitment. These may vary from year-to-year. Please contact the course director (gmh4@st-andrews.ac.uk) for the latest details and availability. Some assisted places sponsored by SFC are available (fee waiver and/or additional expenses).

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“Studying for a Masters degree at St Andrews has been a unique experience that I will never forget. What I have enjoyed the most is being part of a small, closeknit group of students and staff, where I have found lifelong friends and felt supported at every step of the journey. The placement visits on my course, such as to the Pain Clinic and a cardiac rehabilitation programme, have given me an insight into the world in which I hope to work in one day, as well as being given a great opportunity to learn about Health Psychology outside of the classroom.”

Modern Languages

Modern Languages MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation and

MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/prospectivestudents

are available in the following subject areas: • • • • • • • • • • •

Features

Arabic Studies Central and East European Studies* Comparative Literature Cultural Identity Studies French Studies German Studies Italian Studies Language and Linguistics Mediaeval Studies* Russian Studies Spanish and Latin American Studies

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* Collaborative degrees, see page 93.

For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

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MLitt Erasmus Mundus Masters (EU) We are a partner in the EU-endorsed Erasmus Mundus Masters programme ‘Crossways in Cultural Narratives’. Further details can be found on page 92.

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German and Comparative Literature This programme is a co-operation between St Andrews and the University of Bonn. Students complete a two-year degree course spending their first year in Germany and the second year in Scotland. Upon successful completion students are awarded a joint degree comprising a Scottish MLitt and a German MA.

Contact

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E: pgmodlangs@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463670

The School of Modern Languages has 35 full-time academic staff and 11 language teaching staff, from 15 different countries. There are 6 language Departments (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish) providing discipline specific programmes plus collaborative programmes in Comparative Literature, Cultural Identity Studies, and Linguistics. The School of Modern Languages is regularly in the top ten in the UK in various university guides (Times, Guardian, The Good University Guide), with individual departments frequently amongst the top four or five. Strong international collaborations through the Erasmus Mundus Masters programme (with partner universities in England, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Canada, Argentina and Mexico). Current postgraduate population of 37 PhD students and 26 students on various taught programmes. A diverse and international student body from across Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa, as well as the UK. Strong emphasis on integration of taught and research postgraduates, in particular through the postgraduate seminar series, postgraduate organised workshops, and the annual postgraduate conference – all postgraduates are encouraged to participate in all of these. Strong emphasis on students’ personal development, as programmes are designed specifically to promote the transition from undergraduate to more autonomous postgraduate approaches to study and research. The recently revised structure of the MLitt programmes combines an integrated interdisciplinarity with subject specific contextualisation, and a broad-based knowledge is developed towards in-depth specialism as the course progresses. Particular attention to more practical personal development in the newly introduced core module Research and Professional Skills, which provides instruction and training in a range of skills useful for an academic career and transferable to other professions.

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Postgraduate community Whilst the six Departments in the School of Modern Languages retain their individuality, the School as a whole is very well integrated, with collaborative teaching within and across Departments, and this is reflected in the postgraduate community as well. Students on different MLitt programmes will all take some core modules together, and all postgraduates, MLitt, Mundus, and PhD students are encouraged to attend the large number of research seminars and workshops which take place in the School, as well as organising their own specific events. The size of the School and the number of postgraduates provides a friendly informal setting conducive to interdisciplinarity and discussion of ideas and issues in a thought-provoking but relaxed and supportive environment.

Class sizes Class sizes vary as some modules are common to a number of programmes and so have more students in them, whilst others may be more specialised and therefore smaller. The largest size for lectures will be no more than about 20. Seminars may vary from 10 students to individual one-to-one teaching.

Careers Many of our postgraduates go on to careers in the academic field, as university teachers, researchers or administrators. Others find employment, for example as cultural advisors, translators or in the public or civil service. Recent graduates have secured posts such as university teachers in the UK and Germany, research assistants, a postgraduate recruitment officer, at GCHQ, a professional translator, an advisor to the CBI, and a subtitler for television.

MLitt in Arabic Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, Russian Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies The structure of the language and culture specific MLitt programmes is mirrored in each language, with a common core of modules which all MLitt students take together (Literary and Cultural Theory 1 & 2, and Research and Professional Skills). Then all students in each programme take their specific Literary and Cultural contexts module; so for Arabic, for example, this will be Arabic Literary and Cultural Contexts, and the same for French, German etc. Then with the Specialised Research module, and finally the Dissertation, the focus becomes much narrower as you identify your specific research interests and topics and the teaching becomes more individualized and geared towards encouraging and directing independent research.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Literary and Cultural Theory 1

Literary and Cultural Theory 2

Arabic Literary and Cultural Contexts

French Literary Revolutions Specialised Research in German Literary and Cultural Arabic Studies / Contexts – Turning Points French Studies / Italian Literary and German Studies / Cultural Contexts: Italians Italian Studies/ Russian Studies / Generations in Russian Spanish and Literature and Culture Latin American Studies Patterns in Hispanic Literature and Film

Erasmus Mundus Masters Programme ‘Crossways in Cultural Narratives’ St Andrews is one of a consortium of European universities offering this EU endorsed, multidisciplinary, multilingual programme. The major focus is on Literature (with a comparative approach), but it includes modules in Aesthetics, History of Ideas, Semiotics, Linguistics and Communication. The programme is open to European students from EU member states, and to students from the rest of the world. Our contribution to this groundbreaking course focuses on ‘Cultural identities’. You can find full details of this at: www.munduscrossways.eu/

Research and Professional Skills

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation Literary and Cultural Theory 1 & 2 methodically introduce the major figures and schools of literary and cultural theory Research and Professional Skills covers practical issues as such as the publication of journal articles or monographs, writing reviews and reports, IT skills, using bibliographical databases, conferences, from proposing, writing and delivering papers, to publishing proceedings, preparing for interviews. Literary and Cultural Contexts will provide a solid grounding in the main literary movements and canonical texts in each specific language area. These modules are designed to enable you to better contextualise your own specific area of interest within the broader literary and cultural realities in which they are situated.

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MLitt in Comparative Literature

MLitt in Cultural Identity Studies

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Explore the transnational understanding of literature and culture. Critical evaluation of theoretical approaches combined with the intensive study of European texts and their relations to other literatures. Training in traditional and new research techniques. The opportunity to broaden your language portfolio.

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Additional Entrance Requirement: one of the languages taught at the School of Modern Languages to SCQF Level 7 or equivalent.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Theory and Practice of Literary Research 1

The Contemporary Canon

Apples and Oranges: Issues in Comparative Literature

Designing a Research Project

Research and Cultural Contexts

French Literary Revolutions Specialised Research in German Literary and Cultural Arabic Studies / Contexts – Turning Points French Studies / German Studies / Italian Literary and Italian Studies/ Cultural Contexts: Italians Russian Studies / Generations in Russian Spanish and Literature and Culture Latin American Studies

Patterns in Hispanic Literature and Film Summer 15,000-word Dissertation

The opportunity to gain a theoretical grasp of different dimensions of ‘cultural identity’. Explore the ways such dimensions are represented in one or more of the cultural traditions of France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, The Middle East, Russia, Spain.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Theory and Practice of Literary Research 1

Problems of Culture and Identity 2

Problems of Culture and Identity 1

3 Option Modules

1 Option Module Summer 15,000-word Dissertation

Sample Option modules: • Film and Issues of European Identity • Europe and America: Dialogues and Identity Formation in Text, Film and Theory

MLitt in Language and Linguistics •

The opportunity to develop linguistic understanding of one or more languages through a variety of theoretical approaches.

There are no compulsory modules for this programme, the specific taught modules will be chosen in consultation with staff at the beginning of the programme. • • • •

General Linguistics Research Methods in Linguistics Translation Studies Sociolinguistics Methodologies

and optional modules taken from a range of linguistic areas such as Romance Linguistics, the Linguistics of Modern German, Spanish Linguistics.

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“I have had in my class this year students from fourteen other countries, and I am not sure whether I learn more from them in formal discussions or casual chats over coffee or drinks. I also really like how interdisciplinary the field is; every member of staff brings his or her own varied expertise to lectures and seminars, in literature, film, history, philosophy, or languages.”

Sarah (Snellville, Georgia, USA ) MLitt Cultural Identity Studes

MLitts in collaboration with other Schools and Institutes within the University MLitt in Central and East European Studies •

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Interdisciplinary study of this culturally rich and diverse region combining the fields of history, politics and international relations, languages and literature, and other aspects of artistic representations. A wide range of taught postgraduate modules focusing on International Relations, History, Art History as well as Russian language and literature. Option of a Directed Reading module in order to engage with a research field of specific individual interests with the support of a specialist member of staff.

There are no compulsory modules for this programme, the specific taught modules will be chosen in consultation with staff at the beginning of the programme.

MLitt in Mediaeval Studies • •

An introduction to the growing field of Mediaeval Studies. Draws on the long-established and recognised strengths in Mediaeval Studies available from the four participating disciplines – History, Art History, English and Modern Languages. Range of expertise from late antiquity to the fifteenth century and across the Mediaeval World, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to the British Isles and Scandinavia. Different theoretical approaches, current debates and the nature of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the fields of history, art history, languages and literature are presented. Introduction to different technical skills applied to a common body of sources. Taught within The St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS), this programme is designed to be flexible enough to cater for students from different academic backgrounds and with different career plans, furnishing those who wish to go on to further research with the technical and interpretative skills needed for research degrees.

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Readings in Art History or History of Photography Central and Eastern Europe since 1945 Directed Reading in Modern History Russian Literary and Cultural Contexts Specialised Research in Russian Studies

Whole Year Approaches to Mediaeval Studies (compulsory) An Introduction to Paleography with Codicological and Manuscript Studies (optional) Latin for Mediaeval Studies (optional) Narrative and History in Mediaeval England and Scotland 1370 – 1470 (optional)

Semester 1

Language Module (optional)

Semester 2

Discipline Skills (optional) Follow on Mediaeval Language Language Module (optional) (optional)

Summer 15,000-word Dissertation (MLitt)

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Philosophy

UPDATED October 2013 to include Conversion Diploma

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sasp

Philosophy

MLitt (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Philosophy

MPhil (Two Years) Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis Philosophy For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Conversion Diploma

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Graduate Diploma (Conversion) in Philosophy (UPDATED)

Entry Requirements See page 6 for University of St Andrews postgraduate entry requirements.

Contact

E: sasp@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462487

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The St Andrews and Stirling Graduate Programme (SASP) is an internationally recognised programme for Philosophy. It received a tremendous endorsement at the latest Research Assessment Exercise, which rated St Andrews and Stirling as the top Scottish Philosophy departments, with St Andrews at the very top of the UK tables and Stirling in the top ten. Collectively, 35% of our work was awarded the 4* worldleading grade, with a further 40% rated internationally excellent and the remainder internationally recognised. In the latest Philosophical Gourmet Report produced by Brian Leiter SASP was ranked the third best Philosophy programme in the UK. Between 40 – 50 taught postgraduate students are admitted each year, drawn from the UK and around the world. Over 35 dedicated full-time Philosophy staff in the SASP programme work in a broad spectrum of disciplines, from logic and metaphysics to moral philosophy and beyond. The SASP programme maintains a staff of authoritative researchers, a majority of whom have significant experience of teaching at leading international institutions, and which is large enough to teach a comprehensive and flexible range of graduate courses, and to supervise research projects. There is a bi-annual reading party in the Scottish Highlands for all taught and research postgraduates and staff. Friendly and congenial atmosphere in which postgraduate students are encouraged to participate actively through, for example, the weekly Graduate Seminar and the Philosophy Club.

Postgraduate community SASP is taught by the Philosophy Departments in the Universities of St Andrews and Stirling. The philosophy graduate programmes of St Andrews and Stirling are fully merged for all postgraduate degrees. St Andrews and Stirling together form Scotland’s premier centre for philosophy and one of the top philosophy schools in the United Kingdom. The philosophical ambience is intense, friendly and co-operative. The research programme is enhanced by a busy programme of conferences, workshops and visiting speakers from universities in the UK and from abroad. The St Andrews Philosophy Club meets several times each semester, usually on Wednesday afternoons, for papers by visiting speakers. The Department of Philosophy at Stirling holds its visiting speaker seminars on Thursday afternoons. Every MLitt student is assigned an advisor at the beginning of the year. They provide you with individual guidance on essay planning, essay writing, academic conduct, and where appropriate, for advice on how best to apply for a PhD place.

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If you wish to brush up on your knowledge of logic, or if you have limited prior experience in this area, the SASP programme runs an additional weekly seminar, Basic Logic, throughout the year.

Research centres and journals

St Andrews also has a weekly seminar run by and for the research students, meeting Friday evenings, to which everyone is welcome. Arché (Philosophical Research Centre for the Philosophy of Logic, Language, Metaphysics and Epistemology) runs a variety of informal seminars and discussion groups. The programme also supports and encourages a wide range of student-led reading groups on topics relevant to their degree.

Arché (Philosophical Research Centre for the Philosophy of Logic, Language, Metaphysics and Epistemology) See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/

The student Philosophy Society (PhilSoc) is the most vibrant and active student-led society in the Faculty of Arts. It boasts a lively programme of stimulating talks and events throughout the year and attracts a regular following from across the University. There is a reading party for postgraduate students and staff twice a year. The party provides an opportunity for you to present your work in an informal and relaxed setting. The reading party takes place at a country retreat in beautiful surroundings: a fine opportunity for seeing Scotland, hiking, and sampling Scottish food and drink, with the give and take of philosophy in the evenings. The SASP programme has the most diverse postgraduate student population in the University. In addition to students from the UK, USA, Canada and across Europe, the programme has in recent years attracted students from areas such as China, Hong Kong, the Middle East and South America. This gives a uniquely international, cosmopolitan and welcoming feel to the philosophical community.

There are two leading philosophical research centres in St Andrews:

The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ceppa/ The Philosophical Quarterly One of the most respected international philosophy journals, is edited from St Andrews. The Philosophical Quarterly, one of the main journals of philosophy in Britain, is edited by an editorial board made up of staff of the two Philosophy departments at St Andrews, and one or two representatives from each philosophy department at the other Scottish universities. Founded in 1950, it is managed by a committee of representatives of the University Court of St Andrews and of the Scots Philosophical Association, convened by Simon Prosser.

Assistance with funding your studies Philosophical Quarterly bursaries SASP will be funding a number of bursaries for students in the MLitt programme in 2014-2015 courtesy of generous funding provided by the Philosophical Quarterly. Applicants who wish to be considered for an award should submit their application by mid-March 2014. (See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sasp/funding.html)

Location

Carnegie-Cameron Taught Postgraduate Bursaries Scottish students may apply for Carnegie Cameron PostGraduate (Taught) Bursaries for MLitt.

SASP is primarily based in the Philosophy Department of the University of St Andrews, housed in Edgecliffe, a nineteenthcentury building with beautiful views out over St Andrews Bay. The view from the library makes it a lovely place to work.

Other taught postgraduate scholarship support The University of St Andrews has various scholarship opportunities for postgraduate students. For further information see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sasp/funding

The Department of Philosophy in Stirling is housed in the Pathfoot Building that is located at the University’s campus in Stirling. The campus is set in the eighteenth-century landscaped gardens of Airthrey Castle and widely thought to be one of the most beautiful campuses in Britain.

Careers

The teaching for the MLitt programme takes place in St Andrews except for teaching on the core modules in Semester 1 which takes place at the University of Stirling. A coach provides comfortable transport for the one day per week visit.

The SASP MLitt is a much sought after and highly desirable qualification which is greatly valued by leading employers nationally and internationally. In addition to proceeding to further postgraduate studies, our graduates on the MLitt programme have gone on to work in a diverse range of leading organisations around the world.

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MLitt in Philosophy

Semester 1

Semester 2

urrent Issues in Philosophy 1 C (core)

Current Issues in Philosophy 2 (core)

Research Methods (core)

Option 2 (from list)

Option 1 (from list)

Option 3 (from list)

The MLitt in Philosophy is a one-year taught programme that offers a wide-range of optional modules (see below) in addition to the core modules. The degree is primarily designed as a preparatory year for entry to postgraduate work in philosophy. It aims to provide a firm foundation of general understanding and skills in philosophy, as a basis for sound philosophical research. There is opportunity for you to specialise within the structure of the programme. Postgraduates are taught in dedicated postgraduate classes. A first degree in or including philosophy is the normal pre-requisite. Upon successful completion of the taught component of the programme you can progress to the MLitt dissertation which is completed during the summer, or upgraded to the MPhil (see below). The current MLitt population is 40 students, drawn from the UK and around the world, and the annual intake to this programme is around 40 – 50 students. Many MLitt students progress to a PhD programme here or elsewhere, including some of the top institutions in the US.

“Philosophy here is intense and rewarding. The staff are outstanding, both in teaching and in encouraging and supporting independent research. Among the postgraduates the intellectual environment is conducive to the open exchange of ideas; philosophy happens anywhere, anywhen, in this lively little town. St Andrews boasts a number of graduate and staff-attended reading groups, world class visiting speakers, and access to the Arché research centre and to philosophy at the University of Stirling. And the word ‘epistemology’ was coined here, in 1856, by St Andrews’ own J F Ferrier!”

Summer (a) 15,000-word Dissertation (for MLitt) OR (b) commence 40,000-word Thesis (for MPhil) Sample Option modules: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Action & Intention Advanced Epistemology Advanced Logic A: Lattices and Logic Advanced Logic B: Classical Meta-theory Advanced Philosophy of Language Aesthetics Classical Philosophy Formal Approaches to Natural Languages Intuitions & Philosophical Methodology Justice: Ancient & Modern Kant Legal Philosophy Mediaeval Philosophy Moral & Political Philosophy on the 19th Century Origins and History of Analytical Philosophy Philosophy of Film Philosophy of Logic Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Perception Philosophy of Time Philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment Political Philosophy Political Philosophy in the Age of Revolutions The Philosophy of the Physical Sciences Topics in Recent Moral Theory Texts in Contemporary Metaphysics Twentieth-Century Philosophers Wittgenstein 1: Early Wittgenstein Wittgenstein 2: Later Wittgenstein

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MPhil in Philosophy

Conversion Diploma (ADDED October 2013)

The MPhil in Philosophy is a two-year research degree that is awarded after successful completion of the taught element of the MLitt programme (see above) plus a supervised research thesis of 40,000 words. The MPhil is primarily designed for those wishing to undertake an extra year of research study in preparation for PhD studies, although the MPhil remains a desirable independent qualification in its own right.

This Conversion Diploma is designed for those who wish to pursue the study of philosophy at postgraduate level but have studied little or no philosophy in their undergraduate degree. Satisfactory performance on the Diploma leads to entry to the SASP MLitt Programme. Many previous Conversion Diploma students have gone on to further study in philosophy at PhD level - either at St Andrews/Stirling or on another equally prestigious PhD programme.

Entry to the programme is in the first instance via progression from the SASP MLitt programme. You must complete 120 credits of 5000-level modules, as in the MLitt regulations. If you meet the standard progression-to-dissertation requirements on the MLitt, you will have the option to write an MLitt dissertation of 15,000 words and either graduate with an MLitt degree or convert your MLitt dissertation into a 40,000-word MPhil thesis and graduate with an MPhil degree (subject to meeting all the requirements for the award of both qualifications).

Though Conversion Diploma students take only undergraduate modules (1000 - 4000 level), they nonetheless remain bona fide members of the large and vibrant postgraduate community at the universities of St Andrews and Stirling. You are invited to all postgraduate events, such as the various postgraduate reading parties, and are strongly encouraged to get fully involved with the many and various seminars, workshops, talks, and reading groups.

Note that Direct Entry to the MPhil programme is also possible. A distinctive feature of the SASP MPhil programme is that you have two academic supervisors to provide regular academic guidance and advice throughout the research project. A further distinctive feature is that students in the second year of the MPhil programme are actively encouraged to participate and make presentations at the regular dedicated MPhil seminar hosted by senior members of staff.

To complete the Conversion Diploma, you take at least one (or both) of the two 30-credit 3000-level core modules (PY3701 – Language and Reality; and PY3702 – Value and Normativity). In total you must take 90 credits in 3000- and/or 4000-level Philosophy modules and 30 further credits which may be in 1000- through 4000-level Philosophy modules. (Most 3000- and 4000-level modules are 30 credits, so this usually means you will take four modules – two in each semester.) There is also the option of taking a not-for-credit MLitt module Basic Logic which runs every Friday in Semester 1. This module is designed for those with little or no knowledge of logic, or for those who wish to brush up on their basic logic skills.

The number of MPhil students is typically between 5 and 10, drawn from the UK and around the world. Many MPhil students progress to a PhD programme here or elsewhere, including some of the top institutions in the US.

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Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy MSc (One Year) Coursework & Research Project Dissertation Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices

MSc (Two Years) Coursework & Research Project Dissertation European Master of Science in Photonics (EMSP)

Contact E: physics@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 463103

Biophotonics researchers developing laser-based techniques for manipulating and studying biological cells.

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The School has around 30 academic staff, around 50 postdoctoral research fellows, 75 research students and 20 students on the MSc courses, working in modern laboratories equipped with state-of the-art facilities. In collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, we offer an MSc course in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices. We run a two-year MSc programme in Photonics in collaboration with the University of Ghent and Vrje University of Brussels. World-class research programmes in photonics, condensedmatter physics and astronomy complement and guide our teaching at all levels. We are a member of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), whose Graduate School provides a comprehensive range of graduate level courses in physics and astronomy. Within SUPA, the School recently received an investment of £12m to expand the astronomy, condensed matter, and photonics research programmes.

Postgraduate community The postgraduate community in the School of Physics & Astronomy includes typically 20 students in our two MSc classes, a few engineering Doctorate students taking taught modules, plus around 75 PhD research students. Students on the MSc courses come from all over the world, with a mix of students from the UK, EU and overseas. You are taught by internationally-leading research experts, but the relatively small size of the School means that there can be real interaction between students and staff. Lecture classes are relatively small, ranging from about 30 students down to groups of just a few. The teaching staff are proud to have the reputation of being accessible to students, and enjoy explaining the excitement of photonics to their MSc students. Wellequipped teaching-laboratories allow you to explore the science of photonics in “research mode”, and directly to interact with academic staff and the School’s early-career researchers.

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The combined MSc class is typically 20 to 25 students in size, with some modules shared with our final year MPhys class. Lecture class sizes range from ~5 to ~30.

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A broadly tunable laser is one of the experiments available in our senior photonics teaching lab

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Teaching comprises lecture modules, tutorials, and laboratory work. The teaching laboratory offers the entire MSc cohort a wide choice of experiments. Work for lecture modules is assessed largely through examinations whereas the laboratory work is assessed in a continuous manner. Lecture courses are examined at the end of each semester. You select your research project topic part way through the course. This is assessed by the submission of a dissertation and an oral exam. You are also expected to attend relevant research seminars and departmental colloquia given by departmental research staff, specialists from other universities and specialists from industry.

Careers The MSc courses aim to produce graduates with appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to go on to be successful in the photonics area, be it in industrial/commercial positions, or undertaking PhD study in universities. Typically half the class will start PhD or EngD programmes after graduation, while the other half will take up industrial and commercial positions. Commercial destinations of graduates from a recent year-group include laser development, sales and marketing with consumer/office optoelectronics, product support of optical metrology equipment, theoretical modelling of photonic structures, university teaching, internship with a national laser lab, and semiconductor optoelectronics research. Specific examples of graduate profiles are available at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ physics/prosp_pg/opto_msc/graduates.php

“I started the MSc course in 2009-2010 immediately after graduating. I especially enjoyed the industrial placement after the taught parts of the course. Working in industry for those three months was a very valuable experience as it gave a fresh perspective on many areas of work we had covered in the course from a more academic point of view. It really brought together a lot of things you had learned throughout the taught parts of the course from basic theory to laboratory techniques and transferable skills. I am now working as a laser engineer with M-Squared Lasers. I am involved in laser design and development with tasks starting from analysing customer requests and generating specifications for customised systems; to building the laser optically from scratch all the way to final test; and installing the laser system at the customers location. The MSc course definitely played a crucial part in being offered this position.”

William Handyside (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) MSc Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices graduate

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Optical communications feature in our MSc course lectures and labs, connecting with the research in this area in the School (pictured here) and in industry.

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Offered in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University. This programme provides an excellent introduction to industrial and academic research in laser physics and optoelectronics, tailored to balance fundamental understanding with industrial relevance. You gain an understanding of the fundamental properties of optoelectronic materials and devices with vocational training in modern optics, laser physics and semiconductor physics. You also gain practical experience in the operation of a wide range of laser devices and optoelectronic technologies. You develop an appreciation of the widespread practical applications of coherent light sources in communications, material processing and testing, optical processing, medical treatments and diagnostics, and environmental monitoring. The industrial project placement occupies 12-14 weeks from late May to August and is assessed in September after the submission of a dissertation. The admissions process will be run by the University of St Andrews in 2014-2015 and by Heriot-Watt University in 2015-2016. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/msc

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Semster 1 – At St Andrews Laser Physics Photonics Laboratory Displays and Nonlinear Optics Photonics Applications (choose two from three topics) Semester 2 – At Heriot-Watt Photonics Experimental Laboratory Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices Modern Optics Fibre Optic Communications Summer Industrially-related research project in an optoelectronics company, or occasionally within the University

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“Studying in such renowned and well-established uuniversities as St Andrews and Heriot-Watt was the best academic decision I have ever made. The course is challenging, but very well organised and I am learning a lot. The staff are very friendly and eager to help the students. One of my favourite parts of the course is the work in the laboratory. It allows a much deeper understanding of the theory and also exploration of our own ideas.”

Sonja (Salach, Germany) MSc Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices

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A two-year (four semesters – 120 ECTS credits) programme, with a fixed mobility track. The first two semesters take place in Belgium at Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, covering the fundamental principles of photonics, photonic engineering skills and applications. The third semester takes place at the University of St Andrews and is devoted to advanced photonics and research skills. The fourth semester is entirely devoted to the Masters dissertation. The location of the fourth semester depends on your thesis choice. The thesis can take place in any of the partner universities. Each year is concluded by a Summer School where first and second year students meet, do projects and attend lectures of world-renowned speakers in the field of photonics. During the summer break after year 1, you can do an industrial or academic internship in a photonics company or research institute. Applications are made centrally to the programme, via the link below, and not directly to the University of St Andrews. www.master-photonics.org

Semester 1 – At Ghent Photonics Microphotonics Lasers Optical Materials Mathematics in Photonics Introduction to Business Economics Semester 2 – At VUB Laboratories in Photonics Research Optical Communication Systems Sensors and Microsystem Electronics Physics of Semiconductor Technologies and Devices Business Aspects of Micro-Electronics and Photonics Summer School Semester 3 – At St Andrews Research Skills (compulsory) Advanced Photonics Laboratory (compulsory) Nanophotonics (optional) Biophotonics (optional) Solar Power (optional) Quantum Optics (optional) Experimental Quantum Physics (optional)

AA scanning electron microscope image of a photonic metamaterial of an array of split-ring resonators hosting gold nanoparticles, fabricated in the School’s cleanroom.

Nonlinear Optics (optional) Semester 4 – in one of the partner universities Research Project

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Psychology & Neuroscience MSc (One Year)

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Adults with Learning Disabilities who have Significant and Complex Needs* Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology: The Origins of Mind Conversion Course Psychology Health Psychology (administered by the School of Medicine) *

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MRes (One Year)

Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Psychology

MPhil (Two Years)

Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis

Postgraduate Certificate (One year)

Adult support, Protection and Safeguarding

Additional Application documents required Students are required to apply using the University’s application form. In addition to the completed application form, the School requires: • • • • • •

A research proposal. A personal statement An up-to-date curriculum vitae including research interests. A recent example of your written work (for example, an essay of approximately 2,000 words). Two referees’ reports. Official transcript(s).

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The School of Psychology & Neuroscience has 33 full-time academic staff, 8 technical staff, 60 postgraduates and 20 postdoctoral researchers and 21 taught postgraduate students. The School has an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research and has some of the best psychological laboratory facilities in the UK. The School of Psychology & Neuroscience has consistently been ranked one of the best research departments in the UK. For instance, the School was ranked seventh out of 76 UK psychology departments in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), and 100% of our outputs were rated at ‘international’ level. The breadth and variety of psychology and neuroscience taught in the School are particular strengths with significant opportunities to collaborate and benefit from a range of techniques applied to understanding the behaviour of humans and other animals. An emphasis on ‘doing’ not just listening: we equip you to ask and answer psychological questions. In the Teaching Quality Assessment in 2011 the School has been graded as ‘Excellent’.

Contact E: pgsecpsych@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462157

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Postgraduate community The School’s size promotes a friendly atmosphere with a crossflow of ideas while providing the depth and breadth necessary to pursue major scientific programmes at an international level. We have active links with other Schools and Departments within the University, with other Scottish universities and with research institutions outside the UK. We have a large and thriving community of research staff and postgraduate students. We believe that good teaching and good research go hand-in-hand and we take pride in our research-based culture of teaching.

Facilities We are equipped with modern technology to perform virtually all aspects of psychological research. Facilities include laboratories in neurophysiology, psychopharmacology, psychophysics, animal learning and cognition, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and social psychology. We have extensive computing facilities for both online control of experiments and offline analysis of data.

Class sizes Seminars of up to 20 students.

Careers We see postgraduate study as part of your long-term career development. Alongside the University’s Careers Centre (see page 28), we offer advice and support in planning your career. The School provides opportunities to gain experience of working in an academic context, by being involved in tutorials, laboratory classes and other aspects of academic work. The vast majority of our postgraduates have gained postdoctoral and lecturing positions in universities across the world while others have jobs in healthcare (as researchers and clinicians), wildlife conservation, information technology and management services.

“Studying at St. Andrews is a truly unique experience. The mediaeval costal setting is calm and picturesque, while the University’s reputation and research are truly world class. The School’s low student to staff ration allows you to feel like one of the family, and develop close relationships with supervisors and staff. There is a strong student community, and work life balances well with social life. My Psychology degree has enabled me to experience a range of different subject areas, whilst allowing me to hone my specific interests. I have grown not only as an academic but also as a person, and feel confident and well equipped to undertake new challenges.”

Richard (Spalding, Lincolnshire, England) MSc Conversion Course Psychology

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MRes in Psychology

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This programme is designed as training if you are accepted into a higher research degree in Psychology, in order both to equip you with the specific skills necessary for the completion of your research and to provide you with the general skills necessary for undertaking a career as a research psychologist. Appropriate for students who wish to pursue research in psychology that is related to the social sciences. The programme is recognised by the UK Economic and Social Research Council.

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Whole Year Generic Research and Professional Skills in Psychology

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Semester 2

Methods of Data Analysis Quantitative Research in Psychology in Social Science Qualitative Methods in Social Research and one of the following in each semester: Being a Social Scientist: Skills, Processes and Outcomes Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences Summer Research Project (15,000-word Dissertation)

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Advanced research training in a range of intellectual and practical skills associated with evolutionary and comparative approaches to the study of mind. Gain a detailed knowledge of the evolutionary and comparative literature and principal theoretical and methodological issues in this field. Gain the statistical and methodological skills necessary to undertake research in evolutionary psychology. This distinctive programme tackles fundamental issues associated with the origins of human cognition via a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches. For further information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/psychology/ prospective/pg/opportunities

Compulsory modules • • • •

Principal Approaches to the Origins of Mind Empirical Approaches to the Evolution of Communication The Origins of Human Cognition Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology

Optional modules

Methodologies for Psychology and Neuroscience

Computer-Aided Research

MSc in Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology: The Origins of Mind

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Evolution and Development of Social and Technical Intelligence Origins and Evolution of Mind Reading (Theory of Mind) Generic Research and Professional Skills in Psychology Methodologies for Psychology and Neuroscience

Summer Research Project (Dissertation)

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“I decided to stay for postgraduate study after completing my undergraduate degree in Psychology because of the excellent teaching, and research opportunities. As a small and friendly, but very research-active School, Psychology students are both able to get to know their lecturers well and also engage with ongoing research and new ideas in a dynamic environment. This Masters course has honed my technical and academic skills, while giving me the opportunity to conduct my own research on differences in visual perception for migraine sufferers.”

Becky (Providence, Rhode Island) Current MRes Psychology

MSc Conversion Course Psychology

MSc in Health Psychology

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A conversion route into Psychology for students who hold an Honours degree in a subject other than Psychology. Equips students with the necessary skills to facilitate research at MPhil or PhD level in the area of psychology or go on to a professional training programme. Facilitates conversion to psychology from business and economic backgrounds to improve employability for a wider range of job opportunities. Provides the statistical and methodological skills necessary to undertake research in psychology. Gain a detailed knowledge of the core areas of psychology and principal theoretical and methodological issues in the field. For further information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/psychology/ prospective/pg/opportunities/#Conversion

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Quantitative Research Methods in Social Science Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology Review Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives Assessment in Clinical Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience OR Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology Perception OR Cognition

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Theories of Health Psychology and Behaviour of Life, Quality Communication and Chronic Illness

Biological Systems and Change Developments Health Information and Decision Making Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology

Whole Year Generic Research and Professional Skills in Psychology Research Project in Health Psychology (Dissertation) The main aim of this accredited programme is to provide Stage 1 Professional Training for Chartered Health Psychologist status (see www.health-psychology.org.uk ) with the British Psychological Society (www.bps.org.uk). This is achieved through the provision of a detailed theoretical understanding of the health psychology literature and issues within the field associated with the attainment and maintenance of health, including a detailed focus on health behaviour. The programme also provides you with the statistical and methodological skills necessary to undertake research in health psychology. Upon successful completion, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to embark on your Stage 2 training or to facilitate research at MPhil or PhD level.

Other programmes

The Social Immersion laboratory

We also offer a taught Postgraduate Diploma and an MSc in Adults with Learning Disabilities who have Significant and Complex Needs, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Adult Support, Protection and Safeguarding. Further details about these programmes are available on request. (Contact Martin Campbell – mc1@st-andrews.ac.uk)

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Social Anthropology MRes (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Anthropology, Art and Perception Social Anthropology Social Anthropology and Amerindian Studies Social Anthropology with African Studies Social Anthropology with Pacific Studies

MPhil (Two Years)

Features

Coursework & 40,000-word Thesis

Social Anthropology was established in 1979, and is now a constituent department in the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies with a staff of 14. * At any one time around 40 postgraduates are registered in the Department, of whom about 10 are on taught programmes. * Teaching at all levels is informed by the research interests and accomplishments of lecturing staff.

Anthropology, Art and Perception Social Anthropology Social Anthropology and Amerindian Studies Social Anthropology with African Studies Social Anthropology with Pacific Studies

Entry Requirements Students with an advanced background in Social Anthropology may be permitted to enrol directly into the second year of the MPhil and receive the degree solely from the 40,000-word thesis.

Contact E: socanthadmin@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 462977

Postgraduate community Many students are from abroad and are undertaking a varied range of taught courses and research programmes. Those returning from, or preparing to go into, the field form an active community with a wide range of diverse geographical and substantive interests. You will participate in annual workshops organised by the Department, jointly with the Anthropology Departments of the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh & Glasgow under the Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) programme. These workshops provide opportunities for informal presentations of research proposals, discussions relevant to your fieldwork preparations (e.g. ethics, data collection, writing field notes). The exploration of creative ways of learning is held in a relaxed yet focused environment, together with members of staff and PhD students from each of the universities. The training workshops last for four days and take place in a beautiful countryside location. They act as complementary elements of the postgraduate training programme, and are organised in consultation with postgraduate students themselves, according to their perceived needs and wishes. In addition, there are shorter workshops which take place throughout the year and are designed to develop theoretical perspectives in anthropological research.

Facilities The Department of Social Anthropology occupies an extensive suite of offices on North Street and in the mediaeval St Salvatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College. It is well situated in the centre of town and at the geographical heart of the University. The Centre for Amerindian Studies has its own set of rooms within the Department, including a reading room that holds a library for Latin American and Amerindian studies. Postgraduate students also have their own area within the Department, which includes a computer room, and three further rooms reserved for their use. Within Social Anthropology there is also a museum collection of ethnographic objects, and a common room that includes a general anthropological class library, providing a space that is shared by both staff and postgraduates. The Departmental libraries, along with the main library, which holds a fine anthropology collection, include materials from all ethnographic regions of the world.

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Elizabeth (London, England) MRes Social Anthropology Weekly research seminars are organised by both the Department and the Centres, and include speakers from outside St Andrews and abroad, thus enriching the intellectual environment. Social anthropologists from other UK departments, and beyond, visit and contribute to our series of seminars, and to workshops and conferences arranged by staff members and by research students. We endeavour to create a warm and friendly atmosphere and this also contributes towards maintaining a high quality of teaching and intellectual exchange.

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Teaching methods Taught postgraduate programmes in social anthropology are small class format modules, in which formal lectures are combined with seminar style teaching and student-led group work. Every taught postgraduate student is assigned an individual supervisor from among the anthropology staff, who works with them closely to develop a topic and direction for the end of degree dissertation. Assessment All taught postgraduate assessment is coursework assessed: there are no exams. This includes conventional essay work and more independent research-led assignments, as well as some group assessed oral presentations in methods classes. Contact hours Each taught module offers around 25 hours of contact time with lecturers. In addition, students have around 10 hours of contact time with supervisors in preparation for dissertations.

International conferences An important element in fostering the Department’s international reputation has been a series of international conferences, each of which has considered an important contemporary theoretical issue within the discipline. These have dealt with, for example, The Anthropology of Violence; Power and Knowledge; Localising Strategies; the Concept of the Market; the Problem of Context; Kingship; the Anthropology of Love and Anger; Ways of Knowing; An Epistemology of Anthropology. The Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust plays an important supportive role for many of these conferences. From time to time distinguished scholars are appointed to the St Andrews Visiting Professorship in Social Anthropology, and each year members of the international academic community join the Department to follow postdoctoral work and other research endeavours. Such visiting scholars greatly enhance the thriving research environment.

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Private Organisations: can use the skills of Social Anthropologists doing research for urban planning, working with health organisations, doing market research for advertising companies, training employees who will be working in international divisions, or working inhuman resource departments. Government Agencies: can employ Social Anthropologists as policy researchers, research analysts, evaluators, managers, planners and policy makers. International Organisations: can employ anthropologists in projects in various countries around the world as researchers and cultural brokers. Non-profit Agencies: can employ Social Anthropologists as advocates, administrators, evaluators and researchers. Graduate Employers: 70% of graduate jobs are for students from any discipline, Social Anthropologists successfully move into teaching, law, finance, HR, marketing, PR etc.

Well known St Andrews Social Anthropology graduates: • • • •

Saba Douglas-Hamilton – wildlife conservationist & BBC presenter Nicolas Argenti – anthropologist Alexander Schulenburg – historian, independent scholar and activist for the British overseas territory of St Helena Nicholas Barker – journalist: winner of The Independent Young Journalist of the Year.

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Kurt Vonnegut – writer Thandie Newton – film actor Gillian Tett – financial journalist Steve Riggio – founder of Barnes and Noble Anthony Gormley – artist Yo-Yo Ma – musician Mario Vargas Llosa – writer and politician Tracey Chapman – musician

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“The subject of anthropology has opened up new ways of engaging with the world for me, and I have had the opportunity to be part of a great cohort of students from across the globe, all with varying research interests and backgrounds. One of the best things about studying here has definitely been the Department itself. Warm and welcoming from the start, and with weekly Departmental seminars, you really feel a part of a research community during your time here.”

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MRes programmes

MRes in Anthropology, Art and Perception

The MRes aims to provide a firm foundation in the methods and methodologies of Social Anthropology and the Human Sciences, to serve as a basis for knowledgeable and skilled research in Social Anthropology. You are taught in dedicated postgraduate classes throughout.

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These programmes foster a critical outlook and the creative application of knowledge and skills. Teaching is carried out by means of lectures to subjectspecific and generic courses, complemented by seminars, supervisions and reading groups. You are expected to take an active part in classes, which provide the opportunity for practical work and formative assessment.

Masters’ training for postgraduate research into Anthropology of Art, Material Culture and Visual Expression. Explore new ways of thinking anthropologically providing you with important, cutting-edge research tools for future research. Take perception and the senses as a starting point and draw on themes which extend across the subject boundaries between art and anthropology. Themes include: – apprenticeship and practice-based research. – the role of community and co-operation in both making and use. – observation through drawing, photography, sound and film. – the relationship between art and psychology. – heritage. – the role of anthropology in design and contemporary art. – commonalities between anthropological field work and contemporary arts practice.

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Theory and Method in Social Anthropology Current Issues in Social Anthropology Social Organisation and Culture Case-studies in Anthropology, Indigenous Peoples and Resource Extraction

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The Anthropology of Connections: Interdisciplinarity as Methodology

Research Methods in Social Anthropology

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Amazonian imaginings

MRes in Social Anthropology and Amerindian Studies •

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Acquire an understanding of the highly complex social, political and cultural experiences of the historic populations of South America. Equips you for a wide range of extension, development and support activities in relation to Amerindian and South American peasant and urban communities, with NGOs, and with the national societies in which you participate (as well as providing opportunities for relevant language learning). We prepare you: – for a range of related activities in different parts of the world. – to participate in national and regional debates. – to participate in the delivery of academic and extension talks and courses in different countries of the Hispanic world.

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The Anthropology of Connections: Interdisciplinarity as Methodology (optional)

Research Methods in Social Anthropology (compulsory)

Option Module

A general introduction to Social Anthropology at postgraduate level. Combines opportunities for theoretical development and specialist interests, with training in research methodologies. Conversion options within the degree structure if you are entering Social Anthropology as a new subject. Preparation for the possibilities of doctoral research, and more specifically, for fieldwork-based anthropological projects. Introduces cross-disciplinary connections and differences.

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Summer Dissertation

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Being a Social Scientist: Skills, Processes and Outcomes Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences Qualitative Methods in Social Research Quantitative Research in Social Science

PLUS General Option modules in list on page 108. Option Modules for this programme • Amerindian Language and Literature • Amerindian History and Ethnography • Special Subject (Amerindian Studies) PLUS General Option modules in list on page 108.

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MRes in Social Anthropology with African Studies

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Combine an advanced degree in the Social Anthropology of Africa with a range of research-based skills that prepare you for independent research. Gain detailed insight into the social and cultural commonalities and differences which, historically and in the present day, shape and transform the contemporary lives of the many peoples of Africa. Learn how to put to use the specifically anthropological methods that provide the basis for this form of knowledge.

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Designed for students who have a special interest in the Pacific and Melanesia, either: – to do fieldwork for an anthropology PhD in the region. – or to work there in some other capacity – e.g. in an NGO, in development projects, in multinational corporations with interests in the region. You study modules devoted to the history, languages, cultures and varieties of social organisation of Melanesia and the Pacific and their significance for the contemporary lives of its many peoples.

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Father with boys and young taro plants in Papua New Guinea

Andean fiestas

MPhil Programmes Eight months of courses, exactly the same as the MRes, and a written examination, plus a further twelve months preparing a 40,000-word thesis. In order to proceed to the dissertation phase you are expected to have achieved an overall mark of around 60% in the written exams (14/20 on the St Andrews scale). The tutor, and other lecturers, will advise you on whether or not you are reaching this standard on the basis of the quality of the essays submitted during the year. Those who fail to reach 14 in the taught module components of the programme may be allowed to proceed to the dissertation phase if the Department feels that the dissertation is likely to be of very high quality such that it will compensate for the low written examination mark. Otherwise, for a less than meritorious pass, the Postgraduate Diploma will be awarded. If you have an advanced background in Social Anthropology you may be permitted to enrol directly into the second year of the MPhil and receive the degree solely from the 40,000-word thesis.

“St Andrews is proving an excellent university for me to work on my project on human-animal sociality on the bullbreeding ranches of Andalusia because despite its beautiful location, it still remains connected to the wider world, both in terms of good public transport and in terms of the quality of the interdisciplinary research environment and the brilliant staff and supervisors here. Being surrounded by the sea and easily accessible countryside gives a real sensation of space and freedom, which works very well when combined with the intimacy and intensity of the Social Anthropology Department.”

Robin (Scotland)

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Sustainable Development MSc (One Year) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Sustainable Development

MSc (Two Years)

Postgraduate community

Coursework & 12,000-word Review Essay Sustainable Energy

Postgraduate Diploma (Two Semesters) Coursework Sustainable Development

Postgraduate Certificate (One Semester) Coursework Sustainable Development

The new double MSc in Sustainable Energy takes place in both St Andrews and Moscow. The first year involves taking similar modules in the one-year programme at St Andrews with a more specific focus on energy issues. The second year challenges students to complete study abroad on a wide range of energy modules.

MRes (One Year, primarily for students wishing to continue to PhD) Coursework & 15,000-word Dissertation Sustainable Development

Contact E: sasi@st-andrews.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1334 464104

“The student experience in Sustainable Development at St Andrews is what makes the programme special. You will get to know the core staff and fellow students very well in a series of formal and informal field trips, events and social gatherings. Sustainable Development prides itself on its diversity with over two thirds of students coming from overseas. This all makes for a vibrant community of enthused and motivated students. We look forward to welcoming you into the community.”

Professor Colin Hunter

Chair in Sustainable Development

The postgraduate programmes in Sustainable Development have been growing very rapidly. The original MSc programme started with 9 students in the 2009-2010 academic year and currently 30 students are registered. On this programme you attend an average number of 24 lectures lasting for three hours each in Semester 1 and an additional 15 lectures in Semester 2. There are also a number of tutorials, seminar presentations, student-led workshops, as well as field trips and awaydays. There is also a dissertation conference where you can present your research findings before you submit your dissertation.

Sustainable Development students are extremely well catered for in several aspects. Firstly, you have the use of a dedicated postgraduate room called the ‘Playfair’ Room in the Irvine Building. There are ports for physical laptop internet access. The room is also served by high speed university Wi-Fi connections. You have access to the room on a 24/7 basis. It offers a location for group or individual work, classes, events, receptions and even relaxation. This room is only for the use of Sustainable Development postgraduate students. Secondly, you have a close relationship with professors on the course. Class sizes are limited to provide a one-to-one service for students. This is a unique aspect of undertaking Sustainable Development research and teaching at St Andrews. Thirdly, the interdisciplinary nature of Sustainable Development allows you to interact with a wide range of students in other disciplines. This allows for the creation of an extended group of student and staff contacts. Fourthly, Sustainable Development students have the benefit of a number of targeted fieldtrips, including the Glen Tanar estate trip pictured below where students reflect on issues from ecology to landownership.

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Brenda (Orlando, FL, USA)

MSc Sustainable Development

St Andrews is Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English speaking world, founded in 1413. As well as celebrating its long history, the University of St Andrews embraces its responsibilities for the future, by placing sustainable development at the heart of its operations along four integrated fronts: governance, teaching, research and sustainable estates management. The idea is to integrate sustainability into day-to-day thinking and decision-making processes of the University. New buildings and major refurbishments of existing buildings are being designed to meet strict environmental standards. The £1.7M SALIX energy fund is helping us to achieve this. The dedicated Estates Environment Team of professionals works closely with Schools and Units to raise awareness and understanding of operational sustainability issues. The University is working with a range of key stakeholders to promote sustainable development across the higher education sector. As an active member of the Environmental Association for University and Colleges (EAUC) the University shares learning across the higher education and further education sector.

Why does Sustainable Development matter? Humanity faces enormous environmental and developmental challenges in the twenty-first century. The United Nations has identified five global issues of particular concern: the provision of clean water and adequate sanitation, energy generation and supply, human health, food production and distribution, and the continuing threat to biodiversity. Sustainable development is now widely regarded as the most promising framework within which these challenges can be addressed, moving humanity towards the creation of a more just and environmentally sustainable ‘global village’. There is no single description of what sustainable development means, but one commonly used definition can be found in the 1987 Brundtland Report: “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity, as people are working together across the globe to address the serious challenges facing humankind. We must learn to live within environmental limits and embrace sustainability as the key concept that will allow us to develop in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Transition University of St Andrews Transition University of St Andrews was launched in 2009 and is part of the UK-based Transition initiative, which has been expanding worldwide over the last five years. Transition operates within community groups on a grassroots level, founded and operated by the communities themselves, in response to the threats of climate change and peak oil. Through working on practical projects with different community groups, the initiative helps communities minimise their impact on the planet, become more self-sustaining, and strengthens community ties. It also benefits individuals by developing their skills and encouraging re-consideration of the aspects of life that truly promote happiness and wellbeing. A number of MSc students in Sustainable Development have participated in the Transition’s activities which complement a number of themes pursued in our programmes. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment/transitionuniversity

Careers Your question should not be “What can I do with a degree in Sustainable Development?” but instead “Can you imagine a future where it could not be useful?”. Sustainability impacts upon almost all aspects of life, so your future career could take you in one of many different directions. For example, you could: •

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Work in industry addressing sustainability aspects of business management, engineering, planning, transport, project management, construction, waste, energy or environmental management. Make yourself heard as a sustainability researcher or policy advisor in local, regional or national government, NGOs and campaigning groups. Act as an advisor to supra-national bodies such as the United Nations, World Bank, European Union, and the OCED. Become a sustainability advisor and assessor working directly in private sector organisations, industry or as a consultant (in both mainstream and specialist businesses). Help others directly through development or aid work. Spread the word by outreach and education in sustainable living via public or third sector organisations (e.g. Councils or NGOs). Stay at university to research a PhD, perhaps eventually going on to a teaching or research career.

Our postgraduate programmes in Sustainable Development, co-ordinated by the School of Geography & Geosciences, will enable you to develop the knowledge and understanding you need, not only to understand all these issues from multiple perspectives but also to utilise the knowledge you gain to tackle them and realise the opportunities they create.

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“Studying at St Andrews has allowed me to delve into the field of Sustainable Development through its interdisciplinary approach to learning. I have come out of this year with a deeper understanding of my academic and career interests as well as an international perspective. The sense of community within my cohort and the strong relationships between students and staff made this year’s journey a truly enjoyable and unique one.”

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www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sasi

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Interdisciplinary teaching provides multiple perspectives – you will be taught by experts from disciplines across the University and beyond. Understand and embrace sustainability from multiple perspectives and take a holistic approach. The ability to integrate knowledge is at the core of the degree. Develop your ability to understand the complex nature of these problems and how to create strategies that will allow you to overcome them, both now and in the future. Practical experience supplements leading theory – the lecturers and visiting speakers all have practical experience of advising government, business and communities on aspects of sustainable development as well as being leaders in their academic fields. Coupled with the leading role the University plays in implementing sustainable development initiatives in its own estate, you will get the benefit of access to current practice as well as leading theory. Fieldtrips bring the subject alive – exploring practical applications of sustainable development brings you out of the classroom and into real-world contexts. Our degree structure caters for students with differing levels of initial sustainable development specialist knowledge. There is a dual track entry process for the first six weeks, after which you will be taught as a full cohort.

Semester 1 Semester 2 Introduction to Master Class in Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Issues Quantitative Qualitative Research Methods in Research Methods in Social Sciences Social Sciences Option Module Option Module Summer Research Project (Dissertation)

MRes in Sustainable Development

Semester 1

Semester 2

Introduction to Sustainable Development Issues

Master Class in Sustainable Development

Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences

Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences

Being a Social Scientist: Skills, Processes and Outcomes

Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences

Summer Research Project (Dissertation)

MSc in Sustainable Energy (year two)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Management and Marketing

Energy Economics

Strategic Management Oil and Gas Business

Legal Regulation of Energy Financial Management of Energy

Summer Reflective Review Essay

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Dr Darren McCauley

Department of Geography and Sustainable Development

Compulsory Modules

Option Modules

Introduction to Sustainable Development Issues – This module will introduce you to, or develop your knowledge across, areas such as the history and genesis of sustainable development, an understanding of earth systems science, the social and economic systems that shape humanity and impact on the environment, and an understanding of how these systems interact.

Option choices will vary from year to year, but examples of potential modules provided by the various Schools contributing to the programmes include:

Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences – This module will introduce you to various quantitative and statistical approaches used to analyse social processes and phenomena and how to apply these in sustainable development. Master Class in Sustainable Development – This module will enable an in-depth study of a number of areas. These areas will be investigated via group work with the research being initiated by invited lecturers from the appropriate areas.

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Environmental Management and Policy Environmental Change Global and Local Issues of the Environment Wildlife Population Assessment Being a Social Scientist Philosophy and Methods Management as if the Earth Mattered Responsibility, Sustainability and Accountability in Organisations Anthropology, Indigenous Peoples and Resource Management Disease and the Environment Geographic Information Systems for Social Research

Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences – This module will provide you with the necessary skills of dealing with qualitative data from interviews, participant observations, questionnaires and other sources.

“St Andrews is a beautiful town with ancient buildings surrounded by the North Sea, with students representing diverse cultures from all over the world. This is a unique environment for networking and socialising. There are distinguished lectures by renowned scientists, together with accessible up-to-date IT, study textbooks and resources in the library and online. While studying Sustainable Development, I have had an opportunity to learn not only from the curriculum, but witnessing and living in a community applying sustainable practices in daily life, which has transformed my views and behaviour.”

Alisher (Dunshanbe, Tajikistan) MSc Sustainable Development

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“How do we solve the intractable problems of today if we continue to think in the same way as yesterday? Sustainable Development at St Andrews challenges you to find, develop and master new ways of thinking. We expect you to become academic scholars – but also leading practitioners in the area. The teaching style here aims to combine both theory and practice. Individuals from across the University, local community, national government and international business all deliver academic and practice-based teaching sessions on the programme.”

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Parking Free parking in St Andrews town centre is extremely limited, however metered parking is available.

Overnight accommodation The Tourist Information Office has lists of approved accommodation in the area. They will be able to reserve accommodation for you as well as offering ideas of where to go, what to see and, of course, the best ways of getting there. There are plenty of hotels, guest houses and bed & breakfasts in the town/area to suit most tastes and budgets. St Andrews Tourist Information Office 70 Market Street, St Andrews T: +44 (0)1334 472021 E: standrews@visitscotland.com W: www.standrews.co.uk

Outwith term-time, you may be able to stay in University managed accommodation. For more information, contact Residential & Business Services T: +44 (0)1334 462000 W:

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